CVE-2023-6497
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CVE-2023-6497 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The WordPress Simple Shopping Cart plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the automatic redirect URL setting in all versions up to and including 4.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The WordPress Simple Shopping Cart plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the automatic redirect URL setting in all versions up to and including 4.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tipsandtricks-Hq | Wordpress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart | <= 4.7.1 |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ac6201a1-7ca9-461b-b9ad-16407120dfae?source=cvePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ac6201a1-7ca9-461b-b9ad-16407120dfae?source=cvePatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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