WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

PowerPress < 10.0.2 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The plugin does not properly sanitize and escape user-supplied attributes in its shortcode(s), leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
powerpress
Fixed in 10.0.2

References

CVE
CVE-2023-1917
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/powerpress/powerpress-100-authenticated-contributor-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-shortcode

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
5.4 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Alex Thomas
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
fb6f3000-1045-4267-8fe1-dac1b097d1bd

Timeline

Publicly Published
2023-04-11 (about 3 years ago)
Added
2023-06-09 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-06-09 (about 2 years ago)

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