Description

Multiple Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in YITH Maintenance Mode (WordPress plugin) versions <= 1.3.8, there are 46 vulnerable parameters that were missed by the vendor while patching the 1.3.7 version to 1.3.8. Vulnerable parameters: 1 - "Newsletter" tab, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_label parameter: payload should start with a single quote (') symbol to break the context, i.e.: NOTIFY ME' autofocus onfocus=alert(/Visse/);// v=' - this payload will be auto triggered while admin visits this page/tab. 2 - "General" tab issues, vulnerable parameters: &yith_maintenance_message, &yith_maintenance_custom_style, &yith_maintenance_mascotte, &yith_maintenance_title_font[size], &yith_maintenance_title_font[family], &yith_maintenance_title_font[color], &yith_maintenance_paragraph_font[size], &yith_maintenance_paragraph_font[family], &yith_maintenance_paragraph_font[color], &yith_maintenance_border_top. 3 - "Background" tab issues, vulnerable parameters: &yith_maintenance_background_image, &yith_maintenance_background_color. 4 - "Logo" tab issues, vulnerable parameters: &yith_maintenance_logo_image, &yith_maintenance_logo_tagline, &yith_maintenance_logo_tagline_font[size], &yith_maintenance_logo_tagline_font[family], &yith_maintenance_logo_tagline_font[color]. 5 - "Newsletter" tab issues, vulnerable parameters: &yith_maintenance_newsletter_email_font[size], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_email_font[family], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_email_font[color], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_font[size], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_font[family], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_font[color], &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_background, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_background_hover, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_title, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_action, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_email_label, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_email_name, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_submit_label, &yith_maintenance_newsletter_hidden_fields. 6 - "Socials" tab issues, vulnerable parameters: &yith_maintenance_socials_facebook, &yith_maintenance_socials_twitter, &yith_maintenance_socials_gplus, &yith_maintenance_socials_youtube, &yith_maintenance_socials_rss, &yith_maintenance_socials_skype, &yith_maintenance_socials_email, &yith_maintenance_socials_behance, &yith_maintenance_socials_dribble, &yith_maintenance_socials_flickr, &yith_maintenance_socials_instagram, &yith_maintenance_socials_pinterest, &yith_maintenance_socials_tumblr, &yith_maintenance_socials_linkedin.

Weaknesses 1

Affected Products 1

References 2

• patchstack.com https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/yith-maintenance-mode/wordpress-yith-maintenance-mode-plugin-1-3-8-multiple-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities
  Vendor Advisory
• wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/yith-maintenance-mode/#developers
  Third Party Advisory

Remediation