CVE-2023-40554 WordPress Blog2Social Plugin <= 7.2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via reflected XSS in the Blog2Social WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2023-40554?
CVE-2023-40554 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Blog2Social, Adenion Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler, published on 6 Sep 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
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blog2Social, Adenion Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler plugin <= 7.2.0 versions.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40554?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adenion Blog2social.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40554?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40554 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-2023-40554 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40554 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Blog2Social, Adenion Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler
- CVE-2024-3549 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler <= 7.4.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
- CVE-2019-13572 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2022-3246 Blog2Social < 6.9.10 - Subscriber+ SQLi
- CVE-2021-24137 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler < 6.3.1 - Authenticated SQL Injection
- CVE-2022-3247 Blog2Social < 6.9.10 - Subscriber+ SSRF
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6f44-mqhx-gmc2.