PT-2023-17428 · WordPress · Locatoraid Store Locator

Alex Thomas · Published 2023-06-09 · Updated 2023-06-15 · CVE-2023-2031

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Locatoraid Store Locator plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.9.14

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes, such as attributes provided by users. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages. The injected scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 3.9.14, update to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue to prevent the injection of arbitrary web scripts. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the plugin's shortcode(s) to minimize the risk of exploitation. Additionally, limit contributor-level and above permissions to trusted users only.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2031

Affected Products

Locatoraid Store Locator

References · 6

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/locatoraid/trunk/modules/front/view_shortcode.php#L4 · Patch
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2900106/locatoraid · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2031 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2031 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dba0a90b-f13c-4914-b6b7-278227ffc122?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/52019 · Telegram Post