id: CVE-2021-24176

info:
  name: WordPress JH 404 Logger <=1.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: Ganofins
  severity: medium
  description: WordPress JH 404 Logger plugin through 1.1 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Referer and path of 404 pages are not properly sanitized when they are output in the WordPress dashboard, which can lead to executing arbitrary JavaScript code.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the victim's browser, leading to potential data theft or unauthorized actions.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress JH 404 Logger plugin (>=1.2) which addresses the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/705bcd6e-6817-4f89-be37-901a767b0585
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/jh-404-logger/
    - https://ganofins.com/blog/my-first-cve-2021-24176/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24176
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.4
    cve-id: CVE-2021-24176
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.02044
    epss-percentile: 0.78672
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:jh_404_logger_project:jh_404_logger:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: jh_404_logger_project
    product: jh_404_logger
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2021,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,wpscan,jh_404_logger_project,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/jh-404-logger/readme.txt"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "JH 404 Logger"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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