Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Simplebooklet PDF Viewer and Embedder Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2024-13588

Summary

The Simplebooklet PDF Viewer and Embedder plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in user-supplied attributes of the 'simplebooklet' shortcode. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers, with at least contributor-level permissions, to inject malicious scripts into web pages. Consequently, when users access the compromised pages, their browsers may execute these scripts, posing significant security risks.

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