Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0535Donation Block For PayPal < 2.1.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Donation Block For PayPal from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Donation Block For PayPal WordPress plugin before 2.1.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Donation Block For PayPal | 0 – before 2.1.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8c50321a-dba8-4379-9b9c-4c349e44b2ed exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description