HTTP: WordPress Ajax Category Dropdown Plugin Cross Site Scripting
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WordPress Ajax Category Dropdown Plugin. It is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. Attackers can steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
Extended Description
Ajax Category Dropdown plugin is prone to multiple SQL-injection vulnerabilities and a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials, compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database. Ajax Category Dropdown 0.1.5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Affected Products
Dyasonhat ajax_category_dropdown
Short Name
HTTP:XSS:WP-AJAX-CATEGORY
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Ajax Category Cross Dropdown Plugin Scripting Site WordPress bid:47529
Release Date
04/25/2011
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Dyasonhat