JSON Content Importer < 1.5.4 - Reflected XSS

2023-12-0400:00:00

Krzysztof Zając (CERT PL)

wpscan.com

json content importer

reflected xss

cross-site scripting

admin privilege

security vulnerability

5.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.0%

JSON

Description The plugin does not sanitise and escape the tab 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

PoC

Make a logged in admin open: https://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=unique_jci_menu_slug&tab;="><script>alert(%2FXSS%2F)%3B<%2Fscript>

CPENameOperatorVersion
eq1.5.4

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
		eq	1.5.4