CVE-2023-0074— WP Social Widget < 2.2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Quick assessment
Affected
Unknown WP Social Widget
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
WordPress和WordPress plugin都是WordPress基金会的产品。WordPress是一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台。该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。WordPress plugin是一个应用插件。 WordPress Plugin WP Social Widget 2.2.4之前版本存在跨站脚本漏洞，该漏洞源于在将某些简码属性输出到嵌入简码的页面/帖子之前没有进行验证和转义，这可能允许具有贡献者及以上角色的用户执行存储型跨站脚本攻击。
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-0074
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
WP Social Widget < 2.2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
The WP Social Widget WordPress plugin before 2.2.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
WordPress Plugin WP Social Widget 跨站脚本漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
WordPress和WordPress plugin都是WordPress基金会的产品。WordPress是一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台。该平台支持在PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站。WordPress plugin是一个应用插件。 WordPress Plugin WP Social Widget 2.2.4之前版本存在跨站脚本漏洞，该漏洞源于在将某些简码属性输出到嵌入简码的页面/帖子之前没有进行验证和转义，这可能允许具有贡献者及以上角色的用户执行存储型跨站脚本攻击。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| Unknown | WP Social Widget | 0 ~ 2.2.4 | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-0074 (1)
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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/82f543e3-9397-4364-9546-af5ea134fcd4 exploit vdb-entry technical-description
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| CVE-2022-4699 | MediaElement.js – HTML5 Video & Audio Player <= 4.2.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortc | |
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