Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Display Custom Fields Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2023-6982

What is CVE-2023-6982?

The Display Custom Fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level and higher permissions to insert malicious web scripts into pages, which will execute for any user visiting the compromised page. This poses a significant risk as it can lead to data manipulation, unauthorized access, and other malicious activities.

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