WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
KN Fix Your Title <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated Stored XSS
Description
The plugin was vulnerable to Authenticated Stored XSS in the separator field.
Proof of Concept
1. Install WordPress 5.7.2 2. Install and activate KN Fix Your Title 3. Navigate to Fix Title under Settings Tab >> Click on I have done this and enter the XSS payload into the Separator input field. 4. Click Save Changes. 5. You will observe that the payload successfully got stored into the database and when you are triggering the same functionality at that time JavaScript payload is executing successfully and we are getting a pop-up. 6. Payload Used: "><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>
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References
CVE
Exploitdb
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Aakash Choudhary
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Verified
No
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Timeline
Publicly Published
2021-07-20 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2021-07-20 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-01-23 (about 1 years ago)