CVE-2023-6982

Summary

CVE-2023-6982 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Display custom fields in the frontend plugin for WordPress. This issue, present in all versions up to 1.2.1, allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the plugin's shortcode and postmeta, leading to the execution of these scripts whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Prevent cyber attacks with Recorded Future by prioritizing and patching critical vulnerabilities being exploited by threat actors targeting your industry. Book your demo to learn more.