CVE-2023-6081 Chart.js for WordPress <= 2023.2 - Editor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting in New Chart
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via chart settings in the Chart.js WordPress plugin, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions in multisite setups.
- 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-2023-6081?
CVE-2023-6081 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown chartjs, published on 12 Feb 2024. 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 chartjs WordPress plugin through 2023.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6081?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chartjs Project Chartjs.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6081 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-2023-6081 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6081 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown chartjs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2g4f-rm2w-x596.