Vulnerability Description
The Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'social_warfare' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 4.4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Warfareplugins | Social Warfare | <= 4.4.3 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare/tags/4.4.1/lib/buttonsProduct
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare/tags/4.4.1/lib/buttonsProduct
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2982662/social-warfare#file0Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f5b9aff-0833-4887-ae5Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare/tags/4.4.1/lib/buttonsProduct
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-warfare/tags/4.4.1/lib/buttonsProduct
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2982662/social-warfare#file0Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f5b9aff-0833-4887-ae5Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-4842?
CVE-2023-4842 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). The Social Sharing Plugin - Social Warfare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'social_warfare' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 4.4.3 due to insufficient ...
How severe is CVE-2023-4842?
CVE-2023-4842 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-4842?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Warfareplugins Social Warfare.