PT-2007-6312 · Google+1 · Feedburner Feedsmith Plugin+1

David Kierznowski · Published 2007-10-05 · Updated 2017-10-05 · CVE-2007-5229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: FeedBurner FeedSmith plugin for WordPress version 2.2

Description: A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue allows remote attackers to change settings and hijack blog feeds. This is achieved by submitting parameter values to FeedBurner FeedSmith Plugin.php via a request to "wp-admin/options-general.php". The vulnerable parameters include feedburner url and feedburner comments url.

Recommendations: For FeedBurner FeedSmith plugin for WordPress version 2.2, consider disabling the plugin until a patch is available to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the "wp-admin/options-general.php" endpoint to minimize the risk of unauthorized setting changes. Avoid using the feedburner url and feedburner comments url parameters in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-5229

Affected Products

Feedburner Feedsmith Plugin

Wordpress

References · 9

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/30637 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=119145344606493&w=2 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://blogsecurity.net/wordpress/feedburner-feed-hijacking · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27055 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5229 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36940 · Note
• http://blogs.feedburner.com/feedburner/archives/2007/10/the_feedsmith_plugin_newly_for.php · Note
• http://blogsecurity.net/wordpress/feedsmith-feedburner-vulnerability-fixed · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/25921 · Note