WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Extended Search < 2.1.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Description

The plugin does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

Proof of Concept

Exploit shortcode:

[wpes_search_form search_form_css_class='" onmouseover="alert(1)"']

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
wp-extended-search
Fixed in 2.1.2

References

CVE
CVE-2022-4649

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
6.8 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Lana Codes
Submitter
Lana Codes
Submitter website
https://lana.codes/
Submitter twitter
LanaCodes
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
0d9ba176-97be-4b6b-9cf1-6c3047321a1e

Timeline

Publicly Published
2023-01-06 (about 1 years ago)
Added
2023-01-06 (about 1 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-01-06 (about 1 years ago)

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