Cross-site scripting in Simple Membership plugin for WordPress

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU80611

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4719

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "list_type" parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Simple Membership: 4.3.0 - 4.3.5

External links

http://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-membership/
http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4b10172-7e54-4ff8-9fbb-41d160ce49e4?source=cve
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2962730%40simple-membership&new=2962730%40simple-membership&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.