Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Advanced Woo Search Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2023-2452

Summary

The Advanced Woo Search plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that enables stored cross-site scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in its admin settings. This issue allows authenticated attackers with administrator privileges to inject arbitrary scripts that can be executed when users access affected pages. The vulnerability primarily impacts multi-site installations and those with the 'unfiltered_html' feature disabled, highlighting the importance of maintaining strict security protocols and ensuring regular updates.

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