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CVE-2023-2298 Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita <= 4.3.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

High 7.2 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the business_id parameter, leading to potential session hijacking or malicious actions on behalf of users.

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-2023-2298?

CVE-2023-2298 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita, published on 3 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'business_id' parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0 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-2023-2298?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vcita Online Booking \& Scheduling Calendar.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2298 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-2023-2298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hhh5-4gxc-ch7w.

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