Vulnerability identifier: #VU76825

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2304

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Favorites
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Kyle Phillips

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "user_favorites" shortcode. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Favorites: 1.0 - 2.3.2

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External links
http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5bd03cd0-34f0-491c-8247-79656eba32a8?source=cve
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2919192%40favorites&old=2805323%40favorites&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/favorites/tags/2.3.2/assets/js/favorites.js#L421
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/favorites/tags/2.3.2/app/API/Shortcodes/UserFavoritesShortcode.php#L57

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.