Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in My YouTube Channel Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-0446

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
My YouTube Channel
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 January 2023

Summary

The My YouTube Channel plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in its settings parameters. Authenticated attackers with administrator-level permissions can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious web scripts into pages. These scripts execute in the context of users accessing the compromised content, posing serious security risks to website visitors.

Affected Version(s)

My YouTube Channel * <= 3.0.12.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
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