CVE-2023-3130 Short URL < 1.6.5 - Admin+ Cross Site Scripting
Admin users can perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks in the Short URL WordPress plugin due to insufficient input sanitization.
- 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-2023-3130?
CVE-2023-3130 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Short URL, published on 31 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 Short URL WordPress plugin before 1.6.5 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-2023-3130?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kaizencoders Short Url.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3130?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3130 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-2023-3130 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3130 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Short URL
- CVE-2023-2921 Short URL <= 1.6.8 - Subscriber+ SQLi
- CVE-2022-46860 WordPress Short URL Plugin <= 1.6.4 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-32138 WordPress Short URL plugin <= 1.6.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-1602 Cross-site scripting in Short URL
- CVE-2023-45058 WordPress Short URL Plugin <= 1.6.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5rc6-vfrf-3px8.