CVE-2023-2122 Image Optimizer by 10web < 1.0.27 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in admin sessions via a crafted link, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2122?
CVE-2023-2122 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Image Optimizer by 10web, published on 16 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Image Optimizer by 10web WordPress plugin before 1.0.27 does not sanitise and escape the iowd_tabs_active parameter before rendering it in the plugin admin panel, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, allowing an attacker to trick a logged in admin to execute arbitrary javascript by clicking a link.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2122?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 10web Image Optimizer.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2122?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2122 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-2023-2122 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2122 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Image Optimizer by 10web
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx9f-2mhx-34vx.