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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1840
CVE-2023-1840:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Spotify Play Button for WordPress plugin was found to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to and including the affected release. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-1840 and was disclosed on April 4, 2023 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the admin settings of the Spotify Play Button WordPress plugin. It allows for Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks due to insufficient input validation or sanitization of user-supplied data in the administrative interface (NVD).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to inject and store malicious scripts that would execute in the context of other users' browsers when they access the affected admin pages. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or manipulation of the website's content (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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