CVE-2023-50879 WordPress WordPress.com Editing Toolkit Plugin <= 3.78784 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the WordPress.com Editing Toolkit plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-50879?
CVE-2023-50879 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Automattic WordPress.com Editing Toolkit, published on 29 Dec 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 Automattic WordPress.Com Editing Toolkit allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress.Com Editing Toolkit: from n/a through 3.78784.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50879?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Automattic Wordpress.com Editing Toolkit.
How do I fix CVE-2023-50879?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50879 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-2023-50879 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50879 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvh8-r476-59wx.