CVE-2023-6782 AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages <= 1.0.92 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcodes, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6782?
CVE-2023-6782 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mohammed_kaludi AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages, published on 11 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.92 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6782?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Magazine3 Amp for Wp.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6782?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6782 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-2023-6782 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6782 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in mohammed_kaludi AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages
Sources
Also known as GHSA-66rv-cp68-wh45.