Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in YARPP Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-2433

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Yarpp – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 July 2023

Summary

The YARPP plugin for WordPress is susceptible to stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities that stem from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping within the 'className' parameter. This vulnerability allows contributor-level attackers to deploy malicious web scripts on affected pages. Once injected, these scripts can execute whenever a user visits the compromised page, potentially leading to unauthorized actions, data exposure, or manipulation of the user experience.

Affected Version(s)

YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin * <= 5.30.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yet-another-re...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2939617/yet-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lana Codes
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