WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

OpenID Connect Generic Client < 3.10.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Description

The OpenID Connect Generic Client plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'openid_connect_generic_auth_url' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affects Plugins

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Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Muhammad Yudha - DJ
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2025-12-17 (about 5 months ago)
Added
2025-12-17 (about 5 months ago)
Last Updated
2025-12-18 (about 5 months ago)

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