Vulnerability · Published Apr 9, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-2423UsersWP <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP from stiofansisland. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| stiofansisland | UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP | 0 – through 1.2.6 |
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/2ef53c2c-01fb-41b6-b329-d952ce3424e8?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/userswp/trunk/widgets/user-title.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/userswp/tags/1.2.6&old=3051240&new_path=/userswp/tags/1.2.7&new=3051240&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=