CVE-2023-6958 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via shortcodes, leading to script execution when users view the page.
- 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-2023-6958?
CVE-2023-6958 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in brechtvds WP Recipe Maker, published on 18 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 9.1.0 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-2023-6958?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bootstrapped Wp Recipe Maker.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6958?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6958 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-2023-6958 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6958 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in brechtvds WP Recipe Maker
- CVE-2024-1206 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injecton
- CVE-2024-9650 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'tooltip'
- CVE-2024-0383 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'group_tag'
- CVE-2024-3490 Cross-site scripting in WP Recipe Maker
- CVE-2024-0255 WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via icon_color
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6cp2-4r62-fxjp.