WordPress Scoreme Theme Cross Site Scripting
Posted on 04 April 2016
Document Title: =============== Wordpress Scoreme Theme - Client Side Cross Site Scripting Web Vulnerability References (Source): ==================== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1808 Release Date: ============= 2016-04-01 Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID): ==================================== 1808 Common Vulnerability Scoring System: ==================================== 3 Product & Service Introduction: =============================== ScoreMe is a dynamic and flexible WordPress theme. The layout of the this WordPress theme is clean and minimal like modern creative themes. The theme is a magazine style for those who want to make a website about preview, reviews and news. ScoreMe has rating system for that. (Copy of the Homepage: http://www.wordpressfolio.com/blogmagazine-themes/scoreme-magazine-wordpress-theme-with-ratings/ ) Abstract Advisory Information: ============================== An independent vulnerability laboratory researcher discovered a cross site scripting vulnerabilities in the Wordpress Scoreme Theme. Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline: ================================== 2016-04-01: Public Disclosure (Vulnerability Laboratory) Discovery Status: ================= Published Affected Product(s): ==================== Exploitation Technique: ======================= Remote Severity Level: =============== Medium Technical Details & Description: ================================ A cross site scripting web vulnerability has been discovered in the official Wordpress Scoreme Theme web-application. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject malicious script codes on the client-side of the affected web-application. The vulnerability is located in the `s` value of the `index.php` file. Remote attackers are able to inject own malicious script codes to the client-side of the affected web-application. The request method to inject is GET and the attack vector is client-side. The security risk of the client-side web vulnerability is estimated as medium with a cvss (common vulnerability scoring system) count of 3.0. Exploitation of the non-persistent cross site scripting vulnerability requires low privileged web-application user account and low user interaction. Successful exploitation results in session hijacking, persistent phishings attacks, persistent external redirect and malware loads or persistent manipulation of affected or connected module context. Request Method(s): [+] GET Vulnerable File(s): [+] index.php Vulnerable Parameter(s): [+] s Proof of Concept (PoC): ======================= The vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers without a low privileged or restricted user account and with low user interaction. For security demonstration or to reproduce the vulnerability follow the provided information and steps below to continue. PoC: Example http://localhost:8080/wordpress/?s=[CLIENT SIDE CROSS SITE SCRIPTING VULNERABILITY!] PoC: Exploitation http://localhost:8080/wordpress/?s="/><script>alert(/XSS By 0x3a/);</script> Solution - Fix & Patch: ======================= The vulnerability can be patched by a secure parse and encode of the vulnerable `s` value in the index.php GET method request. Disallow usage of special chars and filter to prevent client-side script code injection attacks against the web-application module. Security Risk: ============== The security risk of the application-side cross site scripting web vulnerabilities in the wordpress plugin are estimated as medium. (CVSS 3.0) Credits & Authors: ================== Iran Cyber Security Group - 0x3a (ICG SEC) [Iran-Cyber.Net] [http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/show.php?user=Iran%20Cyber%20Security] Special Tnx 2 : MOHAMAD_NOFOZI , root3r , Sir.H4m1d , 0day , pi.hack , s4jj4d , whitewolf , jok3r , MoHaMaD-BlAcK , l3gi0n, mr.turk , 0xdevil , king_k4li Disclaimer & Information: ========================= The information provided in this advisory is provided as it is without any warranty. Vulnerability Lab disclaims all warranties, either expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and capability for a particular purpose. Vulnerability-Lab or its suppliers are not liable in any case of damage, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential loss of business profits or special damages, even if Vulnerability-Lab or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply. We do not approve or encourage anybody to break any licenses, policies, deface websites, hack into databases or trade with stolen data. Domains: www.vulnerability-lab.com - www.vuln-lab.com - www.evolution-sec.com Contact: admin@vulnerability-lab.com - research@vulnerability-lab.com - admin@evolution-sec.com Section: magazine.vulnerability-lab.com - vulnerability-lab.com/contact.php - evolution-sec.com/contact Social: twitter.com/vuln_lab - facebook.com/VulnerabilityLab - youtube.com/user/vulnerability0lab Feeds: vulnerability-lab.com/rss/rss.php - vulnerability-lab.com/rss/rss_upcoming.php - vulnerability-lab.com/rss/rss_news.php Programs: vulnerability-lab.com/submit.php - vulnerability-lab.com/list-of-bug-bounty-programs.php - vulnerability-lab.com/register.php Any modified copy or reproduction, including partially usages, of this file requires authorization from Vulnerability Laboratory. Permission to electronically redistribute this alert in its unmodified form is granted. All other rights, including the use of other media, are reserved by Vulnerability-Lab Research Team or its suppliers. All pictures, texts, advisories, source code, videos and other information on this website is trademark of vulnerability-lab team & the specific authors or managers. To record, list, modify, use or edit our material contact (admin@ or research@vulnerability-lab.com) to get a ask permission. Copyright © 2016 | Vulnerability Laboratory - [Evolution Security GmbH]™ -- VULNERABILITY LABORATORY - RESEARCH TEAM SERVICE: www.vulnerability-lab.com CONTACT: research@vulnerability-lab.com
