CVE-2023-5228

Summary

CVE-2023-5228 is a vulnerability affecting the User Registration plugin for WordPress before version 3.0.4.2. This issue allows high-privilege users, including admin, to execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The plugin fails to sanitize and escape certain settings, making it possible to inject malicious code even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, particularly in multisite setups. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access, data theft, and other malicious activities. Users are advised to update to the latest version of the plugin to mitigate the risk.

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