CVE-2023-0059 Youzify < 1.2.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

What is CVE-2023-0059?

CVE-2023-0059 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Youzify, published on 21 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Youzify WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0059?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kainelabs Youzify.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0059 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-2023-0059 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0059 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Youzify

• CVE-2022-1950 Youzify < 1.2.0 - Unauthenticated SQLi Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-37494 WordPress Youzify plugin <= 1.2.5 - SQL Injection vulnerability High 8.5
• CVE-2024-2864 WordPress Youzify - Buddypress Moderation plugin <= 1.2.5 - Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability High 7.3
• CVE-2024-13370 Missing authorization in Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-4742 SQL injection in Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-hjp2-wqhc-39hf.