CVE-2023-2406 Cross-site scripting in Event Registration Calendar By vcita
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the email parameter in specific WordPress plugins, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2406?
CVE-2023-2406 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Event Registration Calendar 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 Event Registration Calendar By vcita plugin, versions up to and including 3.9.1, and Online Payments – Get Paid with PayPal, Square & Stripe plugin, for WordPress are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.3.1 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-2023-2406?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vcita Event Registration Calendar by Vcita, Vcita Online Payments - Get Paid With Paypal\, Square \& Stripe.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2406?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2406 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-2023-2406 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2406 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Event Registration Calendar By vcita
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4r7-hv6x-5c72.