CVE-2023-5749 EmbedPress < 3.9.2 - Reflected XSS
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized input, potentially compromising admin accounts in the EmbedPress WordPress plugin.
- 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-2023-5749?
CVE-2023-5749 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown EmbedPress, published on 11 Dec 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 EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 3.9.2 does not sanitise and escape user input 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-2023-5749?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdeveloper Embedpress.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5749 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-2023-5749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5749 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown EmbedPress
- CVE-2024-43328 WordPress EmbedPress plugin <= 4.0.9 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2024-50461 WordPress EmbedPress plugin <= 4.0.14 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-43936 WordPress EmbedPress plugin <= 4.0.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-31284 WordPress EmbedPress plugin <= 3.9.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2024-11203 Cross-site scripting in EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed YouTube Videos, 3D FlipBook, Social feeds, Docs & more
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gw9-w9jh-ghwc.