CVE-2023-6487 LuckyWP Table of Contents <= 2.1.5 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the Header Title field in this WordPress plugin, affecting multi-site or restricted HTML configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6487?
CVE-2023-6487 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in theluckywp LuckyWP Table of Contents, published on 22 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The LuckyWP Table of Contents plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘Header Title' field in all versions up to and including 2.1.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. CVE-2024-2218 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6487?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Theluckywp Luckywp Table of Contents.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6487?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6487 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-2023-6487 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in theluckywp LuckyWP Table of Contents
- CVE-2025-2299 LuckyWP Table of Contents <= 2.1.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-2119 LuckyWP Table of Contents <= 2.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-2953 LuckyWP Table of Contents <= 2.1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-9641 LuckyWP Table of Contents < 2.1.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-2218 LuckyWP Table of Contents <= 2.1.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m4gm-7759-99c8.