CVE-2023-3129 URL Shortify < 1.7.0 - Admin+ Cross Site Scripting
Admin users can perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks in URL Shortify plugin due to insufficient input sanitization in settings.
- 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-2023-3129?
CVE-2023-3129 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown URL Shortify, published on 10 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The URL Shortify WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 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-2023-3129?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kaizencoders Url Shortify.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3129?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3129 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-2023-3129 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3129 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown URL Shortify
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fj6w-pj39-77x8.