CVE-2023-2436 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-2436 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 31/05/2023 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: timhodson | Product: Blog-in-Blog
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-2436 Description

The Blog-in-Blog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the \'blog_in_blog\' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with editor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ( Cross-site Scripting )
Source: timhodson

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).