CVE-2023-5162 | BDVDB-2026-212503 Detail
domainsupportOptions for Twenty Seventeen
Description#
The Options for Twenty Seventeen plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'social-links' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 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.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
References#
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/df35d8c6-55ec-4cf5-8055-93ec5193c0a4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/options-for-twenty-seventeen/tags/2.5.0/options-for-twenty-seventeen.php#L3110
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2971104/options-for-twenty-seventeen
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.