CVE-2023-3081 WP Mail Logging <= 1.11.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Email
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via email contents in WP Mail Logging, leading to script execution when users view logs.
- 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-2023-3081?
CVE-2023-3081 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in smub WP Mail Logging, published on 12 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Mail Logging plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via email contents in versions up to, and including, 1.11.1 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. Note: An incomplete fix was released in 1.11.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3081?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Awesomemotive Wp Mail Logging.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3081 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-2023-3081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g5q6-6qm4-78h2.