CVE-2023-6982 Cross-site scripting in Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcodes, leading to stored XSS execution on frontend pages.
- 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-2023-6982?
CVE-2023-6982 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in josevega Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields, published on 5 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode and postmeta in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 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-2023-6982?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vegacorp Display Custom Fields in the Frontend - Post and User Profile Fields.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6982?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6982 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-2023-6982 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6982 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in josevega Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fc5m-43m8-862c.