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Splash Header < 1.20.8 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Description

The plugin doesn't sanitise and escape some of its settings while outputting them in the admin dashboard, leading to an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

Proof of Concept

Put the following payload in the "Note title" and "Note message" settings of the plugin: "><script>alert(/XSS-Title/)</script> and </textarea><script>alert(/XSS-Msg/)</script>

Then visit the Admin Dashboard homepage or the plugin's settings (/wp-admin/admin.php?page=Splash_Header_Display&tab=homepage)  to trigger the XSS

https://github.com/xiahao90/CVEproject/blob/main/wordpress_Splashheader_XSS.md 

Affects Plugins

splash-header
Fixed in version 1.20.8

References

CVE
CVE-2021-24587

Classification

Type

XSS

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

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher

xiahao

Submitter

xiahao

Submitter twitter
lAmn9V6MU9Dfb8p
Verified

Yes

WPVDB ID
bb5d94ad-e1ce-44e2-8403-d73fe75a146a

Timeline

Publicly Published

2021-07-29 (about 1 years ago)

Added

2021-08-19 (about 1 years ago)

Last Updated

2022-04-09 (about 1 years ago)

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