Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-5086Copy Anything to Clipboard <= 2.6.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code from clipboardagency. 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 Copy Anything to Clipboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'copy' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.6.4 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| clipboardagency | Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code | 0 – through 2.6.4 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N