CVE-2023-4148 Ditty < 3.1.25 - Reflected XSS
Reflected XSS in Ditty plugin allows attackers to execute scripts in admin sessions, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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-2023-4148?
CVE-2023-4148 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Ditty, published on 25 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
The Ditty WordPress plugin before 3.1.25 does not sanitise and escape some parameters and generated URLs before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4148?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Metaphorcreations Ditty.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4148?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4148 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-2023-4148 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4148 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Ditty
- CVE-2025-8085 Ditty < 3.1.58 - Unauthenticated SSRF
- CVE-2023-23874 WordPress Ditty Plugin <= 3.0.32 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-6715 Ditty 3.1.39-3.1.45 - Author+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2022-0533 Ditty (formerly Ditty News Ticker) < 3.0.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-6710 Ditty < 3.1.45 - Author+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m968-5jwq-gjrc.