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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-0983
CVE-2023-0983:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-0983 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Stylish Cost Calculator Premium WordPress plugin versions below 7.9.0. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on March 20, 2023, by security researcher Flaviu Popescu (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape parameters before outputting them back in the page. This specifically affects the Email Quote Form functionality. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) and is classified under CWE-79 and OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).
Impact
This unauthenticated stored XSS vulnerability could be exploited against administrators when they view submissions submitted through the Email Quote Form. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions being performed with administrator privileges (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 7.9.0 of the Stylish Cost Calculator Premium plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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