CVE-2023-5161

Modal Window <= 5.3.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Published: Sep 26, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD

6.4MEDIUM

Description

The Modal Window plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 5.3.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Affected Products

wpcalc

commercial

Modal Window – create popup modal windowOn-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

wow-company

commercialaka counter box, wp coder, modal window

modal windowOn-premCMS Plugin

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/48e2129f-6a2c-45e4-a0cf-7d8d5f563a7f?source=cve

wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modal-window/tags/5.3.5/public/shortcode.php#L53

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/modal-window/tags/5.3.5/public/class-public.php#L73

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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