PT-2023-27156 · Molongui · Molongui Author Box

Abdullah Mudzakir · Published 2023-11-30 · Updated 2023-12-06 · CVE-2023-39921

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 Molongui Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui versions through 4.6.19

Description The issue is related to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, which allows for stored cross-site scripting (XSS). This means that an attacker can inject malicious scripts into the website, potentially affecting users who visit the compromised page.

Recommendations For versions through 4.6.19, update to a version later than 4.6.19 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting user input to prevent malicious script injection until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-39921

Affected Products

Molongui Author Box

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39921 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39921 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1730294297000280431 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1730253494727160104 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/molongui-authorship/wordpress-author-box-for-authors-co-authors-multiple-authors-and-guest-authors-molongui-plugin-4-6-19-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note