PT-2023-21665 · WordPress · Wp Directory Kit

Dongzhu Li · Published 2023-06-02 · Updated 2023-06-09 · CVE-2023-2835

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.2.3

Description The issue is related to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the search parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Recommendations For WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.2.3, consider updating to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the search parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2835

Affected Products

Wp Directory Kit

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/Don-H50/wp-vul/blob/main/WDK-xss-exploit.md · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2835 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2917413/wpdirectorykit/trunk/application/views/wdk_messages/index.php · Patch
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/847f1c00-0e8f-4d38-84af-fe959e2efe5c?source=cve · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2835 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/64876 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/51601 · Telegram Post