WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Locatoraid Store Locator < 3.9.24 - Reflected XSS
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape the lpr-search parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Proof of Concept
Setup (as admin): - Locatoraid > Configuration > Google Maps > Enter "none" at Google Maps Browser API Key and Save - Locatoraid > Publish > Add New (Pages with block) > Insert Shortcode [locatoraid] and Publish - Go to Appearance > Widgets > Add block Locatoraid Search Form to Footer Area Attack (as unauthenticated) Open or make a logged in user open the following URL: http://example.com/?lpr-search="onfocus=alert(/XSS/) autofocus "
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 3.9.24 References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Dao Xuan Hieu
Submitter
Dao Xuan Hieu
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2023-08-28 (about 8 months ago)
Added
2023-08-30 (about 8 months ago)
Last Updated
2023-08-30 (about 8 months ago)
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