CVE-2023-0371 EmbedSocial < 1.1.28 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in EmbedSocial, 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-2023-0371?
CVE-2023-0371 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown EmbedSocial, published on 21 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 EmbedSocial WordPress plugin before 1.1.28 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-2023-0371?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Embedsocial Embedsocial.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0371?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0371 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-2023-0371 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0371 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pw7-mgcc-2x76.