Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-1404Weaver Show Posts <= 1.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Display Name
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Weaver Show Posts from wpweaver. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Weaver Show Posts Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping of the profile display name in versions up to, and including, 1.6. 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpweaver | Weaver Show Posts | 0 – through 1.6 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c8647c44-4879-4895-bd07-19f7d62a7326?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/show-posts/tags/1.6/includes/atw-showposts-sc.php#L368
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/04/hiding-in-plain-sight-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities-patched-in-weaver-products/