CVE-2023-50827 WordPress Accredible Certificates & Open Badges Plugin <= 1.4.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Stored XSS in Accredible Certificates & Open Badges plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
- 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-2023-50827?
CVE-2023-50827 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Accredible Certificates & Open Badges, published on 21 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 Accredible Accredible Certificates & Open Badges allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Accredible Certificates & Open Badges: from n/a through 1.4.8.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50827?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Accredible Accredible Certificates \& Open Badges.
How do I fix CVE-2023-50827?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50827 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-2023-50827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4h7-65jv-x57h.