#VU82019 Stored cross-site scripting in WordPress - CVE-2023-38000
Published: October 16, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82019
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38000
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WordPress
WordPress
Software vendor:
WordPress.ORG
WordPress.ORG
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 post link navigation block. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress/wordpress-core-6-3-2-contributor-stored-xss-in-navigation-links-block-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-core-6-3-2-security-update-technical-advisory?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gutenberg/wordpress-gutenberg-plugin-16-8-0-contributor-stored-xss-in-navigation-links-block-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://wordpress.org/news/2023/10/wordpress-6-3-2-maintenance-and-security-release/