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AI-Engine < 1.6.83 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Description

The plugin does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example, in multisite setup).

Proof of Concept

Go to Meow Apps » AI Engine » Chatbot tab » Visual Settings and put the following payload in the "Start Sentence" or "Compliance Text": <img src=x onerror=alert(/XSS/)>. 

Affects Plugins

ai-engine
Fixed in version 1.6.83

References

CVE
CVE-2023-2580

Classification

Type

XSS

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

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher

Felipe Restrepo Rodriguez

Submitter

Felipe Restrepo Rodriguez

Submitter website
https://pfelilpe.com
Submitter twitter
pfelilpe
Verified

Yes

WPVDB ID
7ee1efb1-9969-40b2-8ab2-ea427091bbd8

Timeline

Publicly Published

2023-05-30 (about 3 months ago)

Added

2023-05-30 (about 3 months ago)

Last Updated

2023-05-30 (about 3 months ago)

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