CVE-2023-1121 Simple Giveaways < 2.45.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Simple Giveaways plugin, enabling stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1121?
CVE-2023-1121 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple Giveaways, published on 10 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Simple Giveaways WordPress plugin before 2.45.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1121?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibenic Simple Giveaways.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1121?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1121 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-2023-1121 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1121 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple Giveaways
- CVE-2021-24298 Simple Giveaways < 2.36.2 - Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-31086 WordPress Simple Giveaways Plugin <= 2.46.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2023-1120 Simple Giveaways < 2.45.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2023-1122 Simple Giveaways < 2.45.1 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ghmr-p9mx-67mf.