PT-2023-30661 · WordPress · User Avatar

Dmitry Ignatyev · Published 2023-10-16 · Updated 2023-10-23 · CVE-2023-4798

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions User Avatar WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.2.2

Description The issue concerns the improper sanitization and escaping of certain shortcode attributes in the User Avatar WordPress plugin. This could allow relatively low-privileged users, such as contributors, to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.2.2, update to version 1.2.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable shortcodes to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-4798

Affected Products

User Avatar

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/273a95bf-39fe-4ba7-bc14-9527acfd9f42 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4798 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4798 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1714006533632090423 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72349 · Telegram Post