GD bbPress Attachments 2.5 – Authenticated stored XSS

Info

Product: GD bbPress Attachments
Version: 2.5
Active installations: 10,000+
Product page: https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/gd-bbpress-attachments/

Description

An authenticated user of a bbPress forum, who can attach a file, can inject arbitrary javascript code via filename. The arbitrary code runs both on the topic page and in the admin panel, and it only affects the administrators, moderators and the attacker.

The variable $error['file'] in **/code/**attachments/front.php (line 349) is not escaped.

Proof of Concept

GD bbPress Attachments 2.5 is vulnerable, probably earlier versions too.

24/04/2018 – I send the report
27/04/2018 –GD bbPress Attachments is updated to version 2.6 and the vulnerability is fixed
14/05/2018 – Public disclosure