CVE-2023-6163

Summary

CVE-2023-6163 is a vulnerability affecting the WP Crowdfunding plugin for WordPress. Before version 2.1.10, the plugin fails to sanitize and escape some settings, leaving them open to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. High privilege users, including admins, can exploit this vulnerability, even in multisite setups where the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized script injection and potential data theft or website defacement. Users are urged to update to the latest plugin version to mitigate this risk.

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