Quttera Web Malware Scanner <= 3.4.1.48 - Sensitive Data Exposure

mediumseverity

5.3CVSS score

18.6%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

The Quttera Web Malware Scanner WordPress plugin before 3.4.2.1 doesn't restrict access to detailed scan logs, which allows a malicious actor to discover local paths and portions of the site's code

Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can access detailed scan logs revealing local file paths and portions of the site's source code, facilitating further targeted attacks.

Fix

Fixed in 3.4.2.1

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/quttera-web-malware-scanner/quttera_wp_report.txt
Positive when: contains "Website Malware Scan Report" and "Scanned Website" and "Scan type" AND contains in header "text/plain" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2023-6065 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2023-6065

info:
  name: Quttera Web Malware Scanner <= 3.4.1.48 - Sensitive Data Exposure
  author: s4e-io
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Quttera Web Malware Scanner WordPress plugin before 3.4.2.1 doesn't restrict access to detailed scan logs, which allows a malicious actor to discover local paths and portions of the site's code
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can access detailed scan logs revealing local file paths and portions of the site's source code, facilitating further targeted attacks.
  remediation: Fixed in 3.4.2.1
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6065
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/64f2557f-c5e4-4779-9e28-911dfaf2dda5
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/quttera-web-malware-scanner/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2023-6065
    epss-score: 0.18552
    epss-percentile: 0.97277
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:quttera:quttera_web_malware_scanner:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: quttera
    product: quttera_web_malware_scanner
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2023,wp-plugin,quttera,wpscan,wordpress,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/quttera-web-malware-scanner/quttera_wp_report.txt"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "Website Malware Scan Report"
          - "Scanned Website"
          - "Scan type"
        condition: and

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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