WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

ShortPixel Adaptive Images < 3.6.3 - Reflected XSS

Description

The plugin does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against any high privilege users such as admin

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
shortpixel-adaptive-images
Fixed in 3.6.3

References

CVE
CVE-2023-0334

Classification

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

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
dc11
Submitter
dc11
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
b027a8db-0fd6-444d-b14a-0ae58f04f931

Timeline

Publicly Published
2023-01-31 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2023-01-31 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-02-03 (about 2 years ago)

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