CVE-2023-1372 WH Testimonials <= 3.0.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into WH Testimonials pages, leading to potential session hijacking or malicious actions when users view the pages.
- 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-2023-1372?
CVE-2023-1372 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in webhostings WH Testimonials, published on 13 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WH Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters such as wh_homepage, wh_text_short, wh_text_full and in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1372?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webhostings Wh Testimonials.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1372?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1372 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-2023-1372 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1372 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x56h-98cj-8x32.