CVE-2023-4968

CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Oct 20, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023
CWE ID 89

Summary

CVE-2023-4968 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WPLegalPages plugin for WordPress. The issue lies in the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes in the 'wplegalpage' shortcode, allowing authenticated attackers with author-level or higher permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts will execute whenever an unsuspecting user accesses an injected page, potentially leading to data theft, unauthorized access, or other malicious activities. This vulnerability can significantly impact website security and requires immediate attention and patching.

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