CVE-2023-6987 String Locator <= 2.6.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the sql-column parameter if WP_DEBUG is enabled, tricking users into clicking malicious links.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6987?
CVE-2023-6987 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in instawp String locator, published on 24 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The String locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sql-column' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This required WP_DEBUG to be enabled in order to be exploited.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6987?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Instawp String Locator.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6987 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-2023-6987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in instawp String locator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3p4c-mxjg-9xjw.