Vulnerability identifier: #VU82370

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5205

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Add Custom Body Class
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Anil Ankola

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 "add_custom_body_class" value. 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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Add Custom Body Class: 1.0 - 2.0

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External links
http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9841b57b-b869-4282-8781-60538f6f269f?source=cve
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-custom-body-class/trunk/add-custom-body-class.php#L32

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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.