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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
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 57.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:N
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

Modal Window – create popup modal windowwpcalc
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
modal windowwow-company
On-premCMS Plugin
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
wpcalccommercialWeb & CMS Plugins
wow-companycommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka wp coder, modal window, counter box

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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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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Timeline

Published
Sep 26, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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