Administrator session theft via stored script injection
Published Jun 23, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025
Stored cross-site scripting in BytesForAll Atahualpa allows remote authenticated users to steal administrator sessions through crafted input. The disclosure says the theme stores malicious input supplied through a separate CSRF flaw, but the affected field and rendering code path are undisclosed. Exploitation requires administrator interaction with the CSRF lure and later rendering of the stored content; the resulting script can steal the administrator's session token or perform actions through that session.
Summary
What happened
Stored cross-site scripting in BytesForAll Atahualpa allows remote authenticated users to steal administrator sessions through crafted input. The disclosure says the theme stores malicious input supplied through a separate CSRF flaw, but the affected field and rendering code path are undisclosed. Exploitation requires administrator interaction with the CSRF lure and later rendering of the stored content; the resulting script can steal the administrator's session token or perform actions through that session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2017-20085
- Published
- Jun 23, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Vendor
- BytesForAll
- Product
- Atahualpa
- Classifications
- CWE-80, CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Cross-Site Scripting in Atahualpa WordPress Themeproof of concept · demonstrated
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