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wpvulndbDmitrii IgnatyevWPVDB-ID:C34F8DCC-3BE6-44AD-91A4-7C3A0CE2F9D7
HistorySep 25, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Simple Posts Ticker < 1.1.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

2023-09-2500:00:00
Dmitrii Ignatyev
wpscan.com
4
plugin vulnerability
stored xss
contributor role

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

14.2%

Description The plugin does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

PoC

Add a post with the shortcode: [spt-posts-ticker label_text_size='" onmouseover="alert(/XSS/)"' label_text="123123"] View the shortcode and move your mouse over the string 123123 to see the XSS.

CPENameOperatorVersion
eq1.1.6

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

14.2%

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