WordPress Woody Ad Snippets <2.2.5 - Cross-Site Scripting/Remote Code Execution Detection
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress Woody Ad Snippets prior to 2."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress Woody Ad Snippets <2.2.5 - Cross-Site Scripting/Remote Code Execution Detection',
'description': 'WordPress Woody Ad Snippets prior to 2.2.5 is susceptible to cross-site scripting and remote code execution via admin/includes/class.import.snippet.php, which allows unauthenticated options import as demonstrated by storing a cross-site scripting payload for remote code execution.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2019', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'xss', 'wp', 'webcraftic', '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://github.com/GeneralEG/CVE-2019-15858',
'https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-woody-ad-snippets-plugin-lead-to-remote-code-execution/',
'https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9490',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15858',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2019-15858',
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/wp-content/plugins/insert-php/readme.txt', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_any = ('2.2.5', 'Changelog', 'Woody ad snippets',)
if (any(m in body for m in body_any)):
self.set_info(
severity='high',
reason="WordPress Woody Ad Snippets <2.2.5 - Cross-Site Scripting/Remote Code Execution detected",
path='/wp-content/plugins/insert-php/readme.txt',
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8.5High risk
Vulners AI Score8.5
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.18463