SB2023092522 - Stored cross-site scripting in Widget Responsive for Youtube plugin for WordPress
Published: September 25, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023092522
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5063)
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 "youtube" shortcode. A remote user can inject 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72daa533-8b17-420c-9b51-b5f72da2726c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/youtube-widget-responsive/trunk/youtube-widget-responsive.php?rev=2905626#L246
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2968766/youtube-widget-responsive#file1