CVE-2023-0152 WP Multi Store Locator <= 2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in WP Multi Store Locator, leading to stored XSS attacks against site visitors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0152?
CVE-2023-0152 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Multi Store Locator, published on 5 Jun 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 WP Multi Store Locator WordPress plugin through 2.4 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
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0152?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpexperts Wp Multi Store Locator.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0152?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0152 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-2023-0152 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0152 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Multi Store Locator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-28hp-4vvx-8rcm.