CVE-2023-25459
Post Snippets <= 4.0.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'snippet_content'
mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
4.4
CVSS Score
4.4
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
4.0.3
Patched in
259d
Time to patch
Description
The Post Snippets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘snippet_content’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only impacts multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=4.0.2PublishedMay 9, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginpost-snippets
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