CVE-2023-6163 WP Crowdfunding < 2.1.10 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admins can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in WP Crowdfunding, enabling stored XSS attacks in multisite environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6163?
CVE-2023-6163 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Crowdfunding, published on 15 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Crowdfunding WordPress plugin before 2.1.10 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-2023-6163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Themeum Wp Crowdfunding.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6163 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-2023-6163 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6163 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Crowdfunding
- CVE-2023-50859 WordPress WP Crowdfunding Plugin <= 2.1.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-11910 WP Crowdfunding <= 2.1.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-43937 WordPress WP Crowdfunding plugin <= 2.1.10 - Settings Change vulnerability
- CVE-2024-10117 WP Crowdfunding <= 2.1.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpcf_donate Shortcode
- CVE-2023-6161 WP Crowdfunding < 2.1.9 - Reflected XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-28ww-2383-hmp7.