Arigato Autoresponder/Newsletter 2.5.1.8 on WordPress integration-contact-form.html.php POST Request cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter 2.5.1.8 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file integration-contact-form.html.php. The manipulation as part of POST Request leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-1002006. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter 2.5.1.8 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file integration-contact-form.html.php. The manipulation as part of a POST Request leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

These vulnerabilities require administrative privileges to exploit. There is an XSS vulnerability in integration-contact-form.html.php:14: via POST request variable classes

The bug was discovered 08/22/2018. The weakness was released 12/03/2018 as EDB-ID 45434 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1002006 since 12/03/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 103 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:integration-contact-form.html.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (45434). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-127385, VDB-127386, VDB-127387 and VDB-127388. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Arigato Autoresponder
• Newsletter

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• 2.5.1.8

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