Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in CHP Ads Block Detector Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-2354

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
CHP Ads Block Detector
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2023

Summary

The CHP Ads Block Detector plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions and above to exploit it via an AJAX action. This vulnerability arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in the admin settings. As a result, attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages which are executed whenever a user accesses those pages. Site administrators must ensure they update to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

CHP Ads Block Detector * <= 3.9.4

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2920522/chp-...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2922313/chp-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
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