CVE-2023-45003 WordPress Social Feed Plugin <= 2.2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

High 7.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via reflected XSS in the Social Feed 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-2023-45003?

CVE-2023-45003 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Arrow Plugins Social Feed | Custom Feed for Social Media Networks, published on 17 Oct 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 Arrow Plugins Social Feed | Custom Feed for Social Media Networks plugin <= 2.2.0 versions.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45003?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arrowplugins Social Feed.

How do I fix CVE-2023-45003?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45003 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-2023-45003 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vr7r-prw9-wjpq.

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