CVE-2018-5672 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the booking-calendar plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the admin form field parameter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-5672?

CVE-2018-5672 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jan 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the booking-calendar plugin 2.1.7 for WordPress. XSS exists via the wp-admin/admin.php form_field5[label] parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5672?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Booking Calendar Project Booking Calendar.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5672?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5672 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2018-5672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jj7q-x98p-6g69.

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