CVE-2023-5307: Photos and Files Contest Gallery – Contact Form < 21.2.8.1 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via HTTP Headers
First published: Tue Oct 31 2023(Updated: )
The Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before 21.2.8.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks via certain headers.
Credit: contact@wpscan.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| <21.2.8.1 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-5307.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-5307?
The severity of CVE-2023-5307 is medium.
How does CVE-2023-5307 affect the Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin?
CVE-2023-5307 affects the Photos and Files Contest Gallery WordPress plugin before version 21.2.8.1.
What is the CWE ID associated with CVE-2023-5307?
The CWE ID associated with CVE-2023-5307 is CWE-79.
How can an unauthenticated user exploit CVE-2023-5307?
An unauthenticated user can exploit CVE-2023-5307 by performing Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks via certain headers.
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/author
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/title
- agent/description
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- vendor/contest-gallery
- canonical/contest-gallery contest gallery