CVE-2023-1172 Cross-site scripting in WordPress Online Booking and Scheduling Plugin – Bookly
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the full name field, leading to script execution when users view the page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1172?
CVE-2023-1172 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ladela WordPress Online Booking and Scheduling Plugin – Bookly, published on 17 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Bookly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the full name value in versions up to, and including, 21.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1172?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Booking-Wp-Plugin Bookly.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1172?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1172 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-2023-1172 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1172 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ladela WordPress Online Booking and Scheduling Plugin – Bookly
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pr3h-6qhj-vf3x.