CVE-2023-41425: vulnerability

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

What it is

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Wonder CMS v.3.2.0 thru v.3.4.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script uploaded to the installModule component.

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by mitre, published 2023-11-07).

Weakness: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’)

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and a user must take an action. Impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses that a public proof of concept exists. Automatable: no. Technical impact: partial.

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Exploit Observer found 2 Exploit-DB entries and 25 code repositories naming this CVE.

Code repositories that name a CVE are often scanners, copies or fakes, and some are malware. Read the code before running anything.

See all 33 references on Exploit Observer

Live scores

EPSS: 0.655
very likely to be attacked soon
VEDAS: 0.986
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV: Not listed
Detection rule: Nuclei · Suricata

Who is affected

Product	Affected	Not affected
Not stated	versions not stated in the record	Not stated

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

How to fix it

No fixed version or vendor advisory is listed in the CVE record yet. Watch the vendor’s security page.

How to detect it

Nuclei template (active check)

WonderCMS - Cross-Site Scripting
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Wonder CMS v.3.2.0 thru v.3.4.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script uploaded to the installModule component.

Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.

The template sends 1 request (GET /themes/malicious/malicious.php?cmd=); it decides using status, word matchers. Severity in the template: medium. Marked as not yet verified against a live vulnerable target.

Run it against a host you own or are authorised to test:

bash

nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2023-41425.yaml

Show the template (37 lines)

yaml

id: CVE-2023-41425

info:
  name: "WonderCMS - Cross-Site Scripting"
  author: vedas-arpsyndicate
  severity: medium
  description: |
    Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Wonder CMS v.3.2.0 thru v.3.4.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script uploaded to the installModule component.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2023-41425&match=exact
    - https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=wondercms&match=exact
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cve-id: CVE-2023-41425
    cwe-id: CWE-79
  metadata:
    verified: false
    max-request: 1
  tags: cve,cve2023,wondercms,xss

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/themes/malicious/malicious.php?cmd="><script>confirm(u3v1m3a8)</script>'
    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"><script>confirm(u3v1m3a8)</script>'
      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "text/html"
      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

CVE-2023-41425.yaml on GitHub

Suricata rules (network detection)

1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2023-41425 WonderCMS - Cross-Site Scripting. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.

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suricata

alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2023-41425 WonderCMS - Cross-Site Scripting"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"GET"; http.uri; content:"malicious.php"; nocase; fast_pattern; content:"cmd="; nocase; content:"script"; nocase; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2023-41425; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2023-41425&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=wondercms&match=exact; sid:1018145; rev:1;)

CVE-2023-41425.rules on GitHub

References

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Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.