PT-2023-32281 · WordPress · Wp Post Columns

István Márton · Published 2023-11-22 · Updated 2023-12-02 · CVE-2023-5708

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Post Columns plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.2

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'column' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Recommendations For WP Post Columns plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.2, update to a version that addresses the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the 'column' shortcode for users with contributor-level and above permissions until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5708

Affected Products

Wp Post Columns

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5708 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-post-columns/trunk/wp_post_columns.php?rev=112013#L59 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5708 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/61977 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d96e5986-8c89-4e7e-aa63-f41aa13eeff4?source=cve · Note