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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-2082
CVE-2023-2082:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2023-2082) affecting versions up to and including 3.6. The vulnerability was discovered by István Márton and publicly disclosed on July 13, 2023 (Wordfence Intel, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from insufficient sanitization and escaping on the 'text' value set via the bmcpostreception action. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 6.4 (Medium), indicating a moderate severity level (Wordfence Intel).
Impact
This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These injected scripts execute whenever a victim accesses the affected page, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to version 3.7 or later of the Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin to resolve this vulnerability. The update includes proper sanitization and escaping of the affected parameter (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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