CVE-2023-0087 Swifty Page Manager <= 3.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Administrators can inject scripts via a plugin setting, affecting multi-site or restricted HTML installations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-0087?

CVE-2023-0087 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in swiftylife Swifty Page Manager, published on 5 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Swifty Page Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘spm_plugin_options_page_tree_max_width’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.0.1 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0087?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Swifty Page Manager Project Swifty Page Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0087 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-2023-0087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0087 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v63h-22hj-7hmg.

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