CVE-2023-4968

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Oct 20, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023
CWE ID 79

Summary

The vulnerability with the CVE ID name CVE-2023-4968 affects the WPLegalPages plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 2.9.2. It is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. Authenticated attackers with author-level and above permissions can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages, which will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The vulnerability has a risk score of 25 and a base severity of MEDIUM. The affected products include various versions of 'tJfV5-', 'tJfV5_', 'tJfV59', 'lly_te', 'lly_tf', 'lly_td', and many others. To remediate this vulnerability, users should update the WPLegalPages plugin to the latest version available. The potential danger it poses is that attackers can execute arbitrary scripts, compromising the integrity and confidentiality of an organization's website and potentially leading to further malicious activities.

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