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WordPress Plugin Featurific For WordPress 1.6.2 - 'snum' Cross-Site Scripting

Author: Amir
type: webapps
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2011-11-23 
date_updated: 2015-03-12 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2011-5265;OSVDB-77337 
tags: WordPress Plugin
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application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50779/info

Featurific For WordPress plugin for WordPress is prone to a cross-site-scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Featurific For WordPress 1.6.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

UPDATE April 18, 2012: Further reports indicate this issue may not be a vulnerability; the issue can not be exploited as described.

http://www.example.com/[path]/wp-content/plugins/featurific-for-wordpress/cached_image.php?snum=[xss]