CVE-2023-5354 Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Reflected XSS in Awesome Support plugin allows attackers to execute scripts against high-privilege users like admins.
- 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-2023-5354?
CVE-2023-5354 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Awesome Support, published on 6 Nov 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
The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5354?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getawesomesupport Awesome Support.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5354?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5354 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-2023-5354 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5354 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Awesome Support
- CVE-2024-0594 Awesome Support – WordPress HelpDesk & Support Plugin <= 6.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
- CVE-2023-5355 Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Submitter+ Arbitrary File Deletion
- CVE-2015-9318 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2023-49857 WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.1.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2022-3511 Awesome Support < 6.1.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Exported Tickets Download
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cr99-wv2g-phxw.