------------------------------------------------------------------------ Persistent Cross-Site Scripting in the WordPress NewStatPress plugin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Han Sahin, July 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been found in the WordPress NewStatPress plugin. By using this vulnerability an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code into the application, which will execute within the browser of any user who views the relevant application content. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OVE ID ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OVE-20160712-0030 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tested versions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This issue was successfully tested on WordPress NewStatPress plugin version 1.2.4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fix ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This issue has been addressed in NewStatPress version 1.2.5. This version can be download from the NewStatPress GitHub account: https://github.com/lechab/newstatpress#125 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/persistent_cross_site_scripting_in_the_wordpress_newstatpress_plugin.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summer of Pwnage (https://sumofpwn.nl) is a Dutch community project. Its goal is to contribute to the security of popular, widely used OSS projects in a fun and educational way.
