CVE-2023-7246 System Dashboard < 2.8.10 - XSS via Header Injection
Administrators in multisite configurations can perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks via unsanitized parameters in the System Dashboard plugin.
- 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-2023-7246?
CVE-2023-7246 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown System Dashboard, published on 20 Mar 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 System Dashboard WordPress plugin before 2.8.10 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow administrators in multisite WordPress configurations to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7246?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bowo System Dashboard.
How do I fix CVE-2023-7246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7246 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-2023-7246 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7246 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown System Dashboard
- CVE-2024-12299 System Dashboard <= 2.8.17 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Filename Parameter
- CVE-2024-11107 System Dashboard < 2.8.15 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-10708 System Dashboard < 2.8.15 - Admin+ Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-5710 System Dashboard <= 2.8.7 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_constants)
- CVE-2023-5711 System Dashboard <= 2.8.8 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure (sd_php_info)
Sources
Also known as CVE-2023-5888, GHSA-qmw9-5q6h-hjxj.