SB2023103134 - Stored cross-site scripting in VK Filter Search plugin for WordPress
Published: October 31, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023103134
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-2023-5705)
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 "vk_filter_search" 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/012946d4-82ce-48b9-9b9a-1fc49846dca6?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2983339/vk-filter-search#file1
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-filter-search/tags/2.3.1/inc/filter-search/package/class-vk-filter-search-shortcode.php#L40