CVE-2023-2404 CRM and Lead Management by vcita <= 2.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

What is CVE-2023-2404?

CVE-2023-2404 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CRM and Lead Management by vcita, published on 3 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The CRM and Lead Management by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.6.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the edit_posts capability, such as contributors and above, 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-2023-2404?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vcita Crm and Lead Management by Vcita.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2404?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2404 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-2023-2404 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in CRM and Lead Management by vcita

• CVE-2024-13702 CRM and Lead Management by vcita <= 2.7.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 6.4
• CVE-2023-2405 CRM and Lead Management by vcita <= 2.7.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 6.1
• CVE-2024-13703 CRM and Lead Management by vcita <= 2.7.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Susbcriber+) Widget Toggle Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-w96h-896h-cpjm.