CVE-2023-40335 WordPress Cleverwise Daily Quotes Plugin <= 3.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF in the Cleverwise Daily Quotes plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40335?
CVE-2023-40335 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jeremy O'Connell Cleverwise Daily Quotes, published on 13 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jeremy O'Connell Cleverwise Daily Quotes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Cleverwise Daily Quotes: from n/a through 3.2.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40335?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cyberws Cleverwise Daily Quotes.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40335?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40335 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-2023-40335 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40335 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gh52-37wf-w4wx.