#VU22281 Reflected cross-site scripting in Groundhogg
Published: October 25, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22281
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Groundhogg
Groundhogg
Software vendor:
Adrian Tobey
Adrian Tobey
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "wp-content/plugins/groundhogg/includes/admin/bulk-jobs/class-wpgh-admin-bulk-job.php" file. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
PoC:
https://<host>/wp-admin/admin.php?page=gh_bulk_jobs&action=gh_export_contacts<%2Fscript><script>alert(1)<%2Fscript>
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.