CVE-2023-4970 PubyDoc <= 2.0.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the PubyDoc WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-4970?
CVE-2023-4970 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown PubyDoc, published on 20 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The PubyDoc WordPress plugin through 2.0.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4970?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pubydoc Pubydoc.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4970 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-2023-4970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5mg9-6pvc-cw48.