WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Google Places Review < 2.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
Description
The plugin does not properly escape its Google API key setting, which is reflected on the site's administration panel. A malicious administrator could abuse this bug, in a multisite WordPress configuration, to trick super-administrators into viewing the booby-trapped payload and taking over their account.
Proof of Concept
Put the following payload in the "Google Places API Key" settings of the plugin: test" onfocus=javascript:alert('xss') height="
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 2.0.0 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Krishna Harsha Kondaveeti
Submitter
krishna harsha
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-05-17 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2022-05-17 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-05-18 (about 2 years ago)
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