CVE-2023-1905 WP Popups < 2.1.5.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via the shortcode href attribute, leading to stored XSS attacks on WordPress sites.
- 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-2023-1905?
CVE-2023-1905 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Popups, published on 8 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 WP Popups WordPress plugin before 2.1.5.1 does not properly escape the href attribute of its spu-facebook-page shortcode before outputting it 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. This is due to an insufficient fix of CVE-2023-24003
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1905?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Timersys Wp Popups.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1905?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1905 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-2023-1905 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1905 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Popups
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qr32-r782-79j4.