WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP Matterport Shortcode < 2.1.7 - Reflected XSS

Description

The plugin does not escape the PHP_SELF server variable when outputting it in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
shortcode-gallery-for-matterport-showcase
Fixed in 2.1.7

References

CVE
CVE-2023-4290

Classification

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

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Erwan LR (WPScan)
Submitter
Erwan LR (WPScan)
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
5fad5245-a089-4ba3-9958-1e2c3d066eea

Timeline

Publicly Published
2023-09-25 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2023-09-25 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-09-25 (about 2 years ago)

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