SB2025012739 - Stored cross-site scripting in Payment Button for PayPal plugin for WordPress
Published: January 27, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025012739
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-2024-13401)
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 "wp_paypal_checkout" 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://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-paypal/trunk/main.php#L72
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-paypal/trunk/wp-paypal-checkout.php#L3
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3223257%40wp-paypal&new=3223257%40wp-paypal&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/20fc675c-08a4-4d77-9872-335d23146906?source=cve