id: CVE-2022-0288
info:
name: Ad Inserter < 2.7.10 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
author: DhiyaneshDK
severity: medium
description: The plugins do not sanitise and escape the html_element_selection parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
remediation: Fixed in version 2.7.12
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/27b64412-33a4-462c-bc45-f81697e4fe42
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.10
cve-id: CVE-2022-0288
cwe-id: CWE-79
tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,xss
requests:
- method: POST
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}"
headers:
Content-Type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
body: |
html_element_selection=
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: status
status:
- 200
- type: word
part: body
words:
- ""
- "ad-inserter"
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"