Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2023-5354

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Awesome Support
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 November 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 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.

Affected Version(s)

Awesome Support 0 < 6.1.5

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-2023-5354 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa380524-031d-4e49-9d0b-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Alex Sanford
WPScan
.