CVE-2023-5116 Live updates from Excel <= 2.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via a shortcode, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5116?
CVE-2023-5116 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in ipushpull Live updates from Excel, published on 31 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Live updates from Excel plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'ipushpull_page' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.3.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5116?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ipushpull Live Updates From Excel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5116 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-2023-5116 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5116 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p7wf-2w5g-7chw.