CVE-2023-23707
Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files <= 2.7.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG files
mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
6.4
CVSS Score
6.4
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.7.2
Patched in
315d
Time to patch
Description
The Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG files in versions up to, and including, 2.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with author-level access, and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=2.7.1PublishedMarch 14, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginembed-any-document
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