PT-2023-27594 · Veronalabs · Veronalabs Slimstat Analytics

Rio Darmawan · Published 2023-09-26 · Updated 2023-09-28 · CVE-2023-40676

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 VeronaLabs Slimstat Analytics plugin versions 5.0.8 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker with admin access can inject malicious scripts into the application, which can then be executed by other users. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions 5.0.8 and earlier, update to a version later than 5.0.8 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's administrative interface to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the plugin until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40676

Affected Products

Veronalabs Slimstat Analytics

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40676 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40676 · Vendor Advisory
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-slimstat/wordpress-slimstat-analytics-plugin-5-0-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1706924943081197726 · Twitter Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-40676 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71087 · Telegram Post