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HistoryOct 25, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

WordPress Plugin TaxoPress 3.0.7.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (Authenticated)

2021-10-2500:00:00

Akash Patil

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wordpress

plugin

taxopress

3.0.7.1

stored

cross-site scripting

authenticated

exploit

CVSS2

3.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS3

4.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

AI Score

5.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

47.5%

JSON

# Exploit Title: WordPress Plugin TaxoPress 3.0.7.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (Authenticated)
# Date: 23-10-2021
# Exploit Author: Akash Rajendra Patil
# Vendor Homepage:
# Software Link: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-tags/
# Tested on Windows
# CVE: CVE-2021-24444
# https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24444
# Reference: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a31321fe-adc6-4480-a220-35aedca52b8b


How to reproduce vulnerability:

1. Install Latest WordPress

2. Install and activate TaxoPress Version 3.0.7.1
3. Navigate to Add Table >> add the payload into 'Table Name & Descriptions'
and enter the data into the user input field.

4. Enter JavaScript payload which is mentioned below
"><img src=x onerror=confirm(docment.domain)>

5. You will observe that the payload successfully got stored into the
database and when you are triggering the same functionality in that
time JavaScript payload is executing successfully and we are getting a
pop-up.