WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin < 1.6 - Reflected XSS
CVE-2023-0423

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 April 2023

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2023-0423?

The WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

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Affected Version(s)

WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin 0 < 1.6

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-0423 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/73d588d7-26ae-42e2-8282-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Shreya Pohekar
WPScan
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