PT-2023-24219 · Unknown · Gsmith Cookie Monster

Prasanna V Balaji · Published 2023-08-30 · Updated 2023-08-31 · CVE-2023-33208

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 gsmith Cookie Monster plugin versions <= 1.51

Description The issue is related to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the application, which can then be executed by other users. The vulnerability is present in the gsmith Cookie Monster plugin and requires authentication with admin+ privileges to exploit.

Recommendations For gsmith Cookie Monster plugin versions <= 1.51, update to a version higher than 1.51 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-33208

Affected Products

Gsmith Cookie Monster

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33208 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33208 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1696862391441498195 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cookiemonster/wordpress-cookie-monster-plugin-1-51-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note