Wordpress Plugin Neon Text - exploit.company

vendor:

Neon Text Plugin

by:

Eren Car

4.1

CVSS

MEDIUM

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE

Product Name: Neon Text Plugin

Affected Version From: 1

Affected Version To: 45292

Patch Exists: YES

Related CWE: CVE-2023-5817

CPE: a:neon_text:neon_text:1.0

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Debian / WordPress 6.4.1

2023

WordPress Plugin Neon Text <= 1.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

The Neon Text plugin for WordPress versions 1.1 and below is prone to Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability through the neontext_box shortcode.

Mitigation:

Update to version 1.1.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability by sanitizing user inputs and implementing output encoding.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: Wordpress Plugin Neon Text <= 1.1 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
# Date: 2023-11-15
# Exploit Author: Eren Car
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.eralion.com/
# Software Link: https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/neon-text.zip
# Category: Web Application
# Version: 1.0
# Tested on: Debian / WordPress 6.4.1
# CVE : CVE-2023-5817

# 1. Description:
The Neon text plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's neontext_box shortcode in 1.1 and above versions. 
  
# 2. Proof of Concept (PoC):
  a. Install and activate version 1.0 of the plugin.
  b. Go to the posts page and create new post.
  c. Add shorcode block and insert the following payload:
  
		[neontext_box][neontext color='"onmouseover="alert(document.domain)"']TEST[/neontext][/neontext_box]
		
		
  d. Save the changes and preview the page. Popup window demonstrating the vulnerability will be executed.