CVE-2023-24005 WordPress Inline Tweet Sharer – Twitter Sharing Plugin Plugin <= 2.5.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Administrators can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Inline Tweet Sharer plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-24005?

CVE-2023-24005 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Winwar Media Inline Tweet Sharer – Twitter Sharing Plugin, published on 25 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Winwar Media Inline Tweet Sharer – Twitter Sharing Plugin plugin <= 2.5.3 versions.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24005?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Winwar Inline Tweet Sharer.

How do I fix CVE-2023-24005?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24005 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-2023-24005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-95v2-crcm-vvrh.

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