CVE-2023-5620 Webpushr < 4.35.0 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via plugin options, leading to stored XSS attacks on the website.
- 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-2023-5620?
CVE-2023-5620 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Web Push Notifications, published on 27 Nov 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
The Web Push Notifications WordPress plugin before 4.35.0 does not prevent visitors on the site from changing some of the plugin options, some of which may be used to conduct Stored XSS attacks.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5620?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webpushr Web Push Notifications.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5620?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5620 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-2023-5620 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5620 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Web Push Notifications
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpf6-j6mv-p249.