CVE-2023-0177 Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt < 0.8.41 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites using this plugin.

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-2023-0177?

CVE-2023-0177 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt, published on 13 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 Social Like Box and Page by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 0.8.41 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-2023-0177?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpdevart Social Like Box and Page.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0177?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0177 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-2023-0177 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0177 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6rvx-hjgg-xcgx.

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