[Bug 235015] New: CVE-2007-1732: wordpress mt import XSS

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Summary: CVE-2007-1732: wordpress mt import XSS
           Product: Fedora Extras
           Version: fc6
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: medium
          Priority: medium
         Component: wordpress
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
         QAContact: [e-mail]
                CC: [e-mail]

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-1732

"** DISPUTED ** Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an mt import in
wp-admin/admin.php in WordPress 2.1.2 allows remote authenticated administrators
to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the demo parameter. NOTE: the
provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from
third party information. NOTE: another researcher disputes this issue, stating
that this is legitimate functionality for administrators. However, it has been
patched by at least one vendor."

Posted for maintainer assessment whether this is a feature or a bug, and whether
it affects current FE releases.  FWIW, Gentoo has patched it.

[Bug 235015] CVE-2007-1732: wordpress mt import XSS

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Summary: CVE-2007-1732: wordpress mt import XSS

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235015

[e-mail] changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |CLOSED
         Resolution|                            |NOTABUG

------- Additional Comments From [e-mail]  2007-04-08 18:22 EST -------
This looks to me like a valid feature - it requires authentication and willing
interaction on the part of the authenticated individual to exploit.  I can't
really call someone who knowingly and willingly uses such a feature a "victim".
 Although I can see where some would consider this a bug, I don't.  If someone
can point out a scheme whereby this would be a problem, I'm willing to be
convinced otherwise, but until then, CLOSED-NOTABUG

[Bug 235015] CVE-2007-1732: wordpress mt import XSS

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------- Additional Comments From [e-mail]  2007-04-09 04:23 EST -------
Just some general data points for consideration, I'm not necessarily disagreeing
with comment 1:

Missing/ineffective cross site request forgery preventation measures would
invalidate the "knowing/willing" assumption.  But if I understand correctly,
Wordpress's admin UI has that protection.

Requiring authentication and willing interaction doesn't IMO make this a feature
if the goal was not to provide a possibility for injection of arbitrary markup
or scripts; it just affects the attack vectors.