PT-2023-26818 · Molongui · Molongui Author Box

Lee Se Hyoung · Published 2023-09-04 · Updated 2023-09-12 · CVE-2023-39164

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Molongui Author Box for Authors, Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors – Molongui plugin versions <= 4.6.19

Description The issue is an Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker can inject malicious scripts into a website, potentially allowing them to steal user data or take control of the user's session.

Recommendations For Molongui Author Box for Authors, Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors – Molongui plugin versions <= 4.6.19, update to a version higher than 4.6.19 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about additional mitigation measures.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-39164

Affected Products

Molongui Author Box

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39164 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39164 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1698939057001394655 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1698679519085764980 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/molongui-authorship/wordpress-molongui-plugin-4-6-18-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/69758 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1698631520779440520 · Twitter Post