Current Description
The Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup WordPress plugin through 1.4 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).
Analysis Description
The Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup WordPress plugin through 1.4 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).
Severity
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Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
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CWE-79 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’) | WPScan |
Change History
1 change records found show changes
Initial Analysis by NIST 11/29/2022 10:49:58 PM
Action | Type | Old Value | New Value |
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Added | CPE Configuration |
OR *cpe:2.3:a:thematosoup:fancier_author_box:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 1.4 |
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Added | CVSS V3.1 |
NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
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Changed | Reference Type |
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/41096d40-83d4-40b4-9632-afef51e8b00e No Types Assigned |
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/41096d40-83d4-40b4-9632-afef51e8b00e Exploit, Third Party Advisory |