CVE-2023-7233 GigPress <= 2.3.29 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
Admins can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in GigPress, enabling stored XSS attacks in multisite environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-7233?
CVE-2023-7233 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown GigPress, published on 12 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The GigPress WordPress plugin through 2.3.29 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7233?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tri Gigpress.
How do I fix CVE-2023-7233?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7233 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-2023-7233 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7233 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown GigPress
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jwrr-v799-mj78.