CVE-2023-2401 Qubotchat < 1.1.6 – Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the QuBot WordPress plugin, enabling stored XSS attacks.
- 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-2023-2401?
CVE-2023-2401 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown QuBot, published on 19 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The QuBot WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2401?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qudata Qubot.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2401?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2401 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-2023-2401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2401 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown QuBot
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5h7g-65vf-ggfp.