WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Clean Login < 1.13.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Description

The plugin does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.

Proof of Concept

Note: 

1. First, you need to check “Choose the role(s) in the registration form?” in Clean Login Settings. 

2. The form and the exploit only work and appear if you are not logged in to the website.

Exploit shortcode:

[clean-login-register role='" onmouseover="alert(1)" style="display:block !important; background:red;"']

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.13.7

References

Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Lana Codes
Submitter
Lana Codes
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2023-01-10 (about 1 years ago)
Added
2023-01-10 (about 1 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-01-10 (about 1 years ago)

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