First published: Tue Sep 26 2023(Updated: )
The Modal Window plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 5.3.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Wow-company Modal Window | <=5.3.5 | |
<=5.3.5 |
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CVE-2023-5161 is a vulnerability in the Modal Window plugin for WordPress that allows authenticated attackers to execute stored cross-site scripting attacks.
CVE-2023-5161 has a severity rating of medium with a CVSS score of 5.4.
Versions up to and including 5.3.5 of the Modal Window plugin for WordPress are affected by CVE-2023-5161.
Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access can exploit the CVE-2023-5161 vulnerability by injecting malicious code through shortcodes.
CVE-2023-5161 is associated with CWE-79, which is the cross-site scripting vulnerability.