WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WP SEO Press < 7.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Proof of Concept
1. Navigate to http://vulnerable-site.tld/wp-admin/admin.php?page=seopress-titles.
2. Input the following payload into Separator: <script>alert('HackedbySandy')</script>.
3. Submit the form, and edit a regular post to notice the JavaScript payload being executed.
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 7.3 References
CVE
YouTube Video
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Sandeep Vishwakarma
Submitter
Sandeep Vishwakarma
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2023-12-26 (about 4 months ago)
Added
2023-12-26 (about 4 months ago)
Last Updated
2023-12-26 (about 4 months ago)
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