WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Ocean Extra < 2.1.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Description

The plugin does not escape the class attribute of its oceanwp_breadcrumb shortcode before outputting it back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
ocean-extra
Fixed in 2.1.2

References

CVE
CVE-2023-23891

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
6.8 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Rafshanzani Suhada
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
9e9b1d9e-1271-4c00-a621-ef2212136b26

Timeline

Publicly Published
2023-02-02 (about 3 years ago)
Added
2023-02-06 (about 3 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-02-06 (about 3 years ago)

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