CVE-2023-1019 Help Desk WP <= 1.2.0 - Editor+ Stored XSS
Editors can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters in the Help Desk WP plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2023-1019?
CVE-2023-1019 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Help Desk WP, published on 15 May 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 Help Desk WP WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1019?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Help Desk Wp Project Help Desk Wp.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1019?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1019 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-2023-1019 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1019 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c8rp-27jr-p242.