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ThinkTwit < 1.7.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The plugin did not sanitise or escape its "Consumer key" setting before outputting it its settings page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

Proof of Concept

Put the following payload in the "Consumer key" setting of the plugin (/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=thinktwit):
- v < 1.6.7 : "><script>alert(/XSS/)</script>
- v < 1.7.1 : " style=animation-name:rotation onanimationstart=alert(/XSS/)// 

Affects Plugins

thinktwit
Fixed in version 1.7.1

References

CVE
CVE-2021-24582

Classification

Type

XSS

OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher

Vinit Yashwantrao

Submitter

Vinit Yashwantrao

Verified

Yes

WPVDB ID
5a5293ed-ddcb-4a63-9420-09942e7d69c2

Timeline

Publicly Published

2021-08-18 (about 9 months ago)

Added

2021-08-18 (about 9 months ago)

Last Updated

2022-04-09 (about 1 months ago)

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