WP-OAuth <= 0.4.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability Description
The WP-OAuth plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'error_description' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Jonas Benjamin Friedli
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72702870-8a1a-446b-8f9f-bd435e9257f2?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-oauth/tags/0.4.1/login-google.php#L42
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-oauth/tags/0.4.1/wp-oauth.php#L430
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-oauth/tags/0.4.1/wp-oauth.php#L545
Affected Vendor
hectavex
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