CVE-2023-0295 Launchpad – Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Plugin <= 1.0.13 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via settings, affecting multi-site or unfiltered_html disabled 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-2023-0295?
CVE-2023-0295 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in obox Launchpad – Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Plugin, published on 13 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Launchpad plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several of its settings parameters in versions up to, and including, 1.0.13 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-2023-0295?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Obox Launchpad - Coming Soon \& Maintenance Mode Plugin.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0295?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0295 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-2023-0295 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0295 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in obox Launchpad – Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjp7-9x9w-g68j.