CVE-2023-40674 WordPress Simple URLs Plugin <= 118 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

What is CVE-2023-40674?

CVE-2023-40674 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Lasso Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management, published on 30 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Lasso Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management: from n/a through 118.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40674?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Getlasso Simple Urls.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40674?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40674 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-2023-40674 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40674 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Lasso Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management

• CVE-2023-0098 Simple URLs < 115 - Subscriber+ SQLi High 7.7
• CVE-2023-40667 WordPress Simple URLs Plugin <= 117 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) High 7.1
• CVE-2023-0099 Simple URLs < 115 - Multiple Reflected XSS Medium 6.1
• CVE-2023-45606 WordPress Simple URLs Plugin <= 120 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Medium 4.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-hrv9-4ccx-w897.