.. / CVE-2023-1080

Exploit for WordPress GN Publisher <1.5.6 - Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2023-1080)

Description:

WordPress GN Publisher plugin before 1.5.6 is susceptible to cross-site scripting via the tab parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. An attacker can inject 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.

Nuclei Template

View the template here CVE-2023-1080.yaml

Validate with Nuclei

echo "$URL" | nuclei -t ~/nuclei-templates/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-1080.yaml
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References:

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gn-publisher/trunk/templates/settings.php#L70
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fcbcfb56-640d-4071-bc12-acac1b1e7a74
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8a4ee97c-63cd-4a5e-a112-6d4c4c627a57
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1080
https://wordpress.org/plugins/gn-publisher/