CVE-2023-7251 WordPress User Submitted Posts plugin <= 20230901 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the User Submitted Posts plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-7251?
CVE-2023-7251 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts, published on 26 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts allows Stored XSS.This issue affects User Submitted Posts: from n/a through 20230901.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7251?
How do I fix CVE-2023-7251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7251 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-2023-7251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phwp-8rqx-x9g5.