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CVE-2023-1890: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-1890 affects the Tablesome WordPress plugin versions below 1.0.9. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Taurus Omar, and was publicly disclosed on April 24, 2023. This security issue exists in the plugin's handling of various generated URLs in notice displays (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 5.8 (medium severity). The security flaw occurs because the plugin fails to properly escape various generated URLs before outputting them in attributes when certain notices are displayed. This vulnerability is categorized as CWE-79 and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to execute malicious JavaScript code in the context of a logged-in administrator's browser session when they visit specially crafted URLs. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions being performed with administrator privileges (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in Tablesome version 1.0.9. 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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