PT-2024-14895 · WordPress · Restrict Usernames Emails Characters

Yuhang Liu · Published 2024-01-29 · Updated 2024-02-03 · CVE-2023-6165

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Restrict Usernames Emails Characters WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.1.4

Description The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when unfiltered html is disallowed, due to the plugin not sanitizing and escaping some of its settings.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.1.4, update to version 3.1.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's settings for high privilege users until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-6165

Affected Products

Restrict Usernames Emails Characters

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/youki992/youki992.github.io/blob/master/others/apply2.md · Exploit
• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aba62286-9a82-4d5b-9b47-1fddde5da487 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6165 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6165 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/69885 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/69083 · Telegram Post