PT-2023-17389 · WordPress · Front Editor

Vikas Kumawat · Published 2023-08-30 · Updated 2023-09-01 · CVE-2023-1982

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Front Editor WordPress plugin versions 4.0.4 and earlier

Description The issue allows high-privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks due to the lack of sanitization and escaping of some form settings. This can occur even when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed, such as in a multisite setup.

Recommendations For versions 4.0.4 and earlier, update to a version that sanitizes and escapes form settings to prevent Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1982

Affected Products

Front Editor

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51987966-8007-4e12-bc2e-997b92054739 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1982 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1982 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/69444 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1696892854562353153 · Twitter Post