CVE-2023-1661
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CVE-2023-1661 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The Display post meta, term meta, comment meta, and user meta plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post metadata in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Display post meta, term meta, comment meta, and user meta plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post metadata in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Display Post Meta\, Term Meta\, Comment Meta\, And User Meta Project | Display Post Meta\, Term Meta\, Comment Meta\, And User Meta | <= 0.4.1 |
References
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-metadata/#developersProduct, Release Notes
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-metadata/#developersProduct, Release Notes
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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