PT-2023-19146 · Awsm Innovations · Awsm Innovations Embed Any Document – Embed Pdf

N0Paew · Published 2023-03-23 · Updated 2023-03-27 · CVE-2023-23707

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Awsm Innovations Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files plugin versions <= 2.7.1

Description The issue is related to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, also known as Cross-site Scripting. It allows for Stored XSS via the upload of SVG and HTML files, due to an Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability.

Recommendations For Awsm Innovations Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files plugin versions <= 2.7.1, update to a version higher than 2.7.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the upload of SVG and HTML files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Unrestricted File Upload

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-434

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-23707

Affected Products

Awsm Innovations Embed Any Document – Embed Pdf

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23707 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23707 · Vendor Advisory
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/embed-any-document/wordpress-embed-any-document-embed-pdf-word-powerpoint-and-excel-files-plugin-2-7-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note