CVE-2023-0230 VK All in One Expansion Unit < 9.86.0.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via block options, 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-2023-0230?
CVE-2023-0230 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown VK All in One Expansion Unit, published on 27 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 VK All in One Expansion Unit WordPress plugin before 9.86.0.0 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block 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-2023-0230?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vektor-Inc Vk All in One Expansion Unit.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0230?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0230 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-2023-0230 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0230 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown VK All in One Expansion Unit
- CVE-2024-37956 WordPress VK All in One Expansion Unit plugin <= 9.99.1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-2093 VK All in One Expansion Unit <= 9.95.0.1 - Information Exposure
- CVE-2024-2170 VK All in One Expansion Unit <= 9.96.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via className
- CVE-2023-0937 VK All in One Expansion Unit < 9.87.1.0 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2023-27926 Cross-site scripting in VK All in One Expansion Unit
Sources
Also known as GHSA-57cm-qv68-h33c.