CVE-2023-4841
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CVE-2023-4841 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The Feeds for YouTube plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'youtube-feed' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Feeds for YouTube plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'youtube-feed' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smashballoon | Feeds For Youtube | <= 2.1 |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/376e2638-a873-4142-ad7d-067ae3333709?source=cveExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/376e2638-a873-4142-ad7d-067ae3333709?source=cveExploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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