WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Directory Kit < 1.2.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via search parameter

Description

The plugin does not sanitize and escape the search parameter in the plugin admin section before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high-privilege users such as admin.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
wpdirectorykit
Fixed in 1.2.4

References

CVE
CVE-2023-2835
URL
https://github.com/Don-H50/wp-vul/blob/main/WDK-xss-exploit.md
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/wpdirectorykit/wp-directory-kit-123-reflected-cross-site-scripting-via-search

Classification

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

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Dongzhu Li
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
55642e03-28e8-48e5-96fe-26a329c7bb35

Timeline

Publicly Published
2023-06-01 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2023-06-02 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-06-02 (about 2 years ago)

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