Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Starbox Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-6806

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Starbox – the Author Box for Humans
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 February 2024

Summary

The Starbox plugin for WordPress is susceptible to stored cross-site scripting due to improper input sanitization in the Job Settings user profile fields. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.4.8. Authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this weakness to inject arbitrary scripts. These scripts will execute in the browser of any user who accesses the compromised pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft.

Affected Version(s)

Starbox – the Author Box for Humans * <= 3.4.8

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3029599/starbox

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

Sh
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