Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-27412

CVE-2023-27412:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-27412 is an Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Everest themes Mocho Blog WordPress theme versions 1.0.4 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by László Radnai and was publicly disclosed on April 25, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of a parameter before outputting it back in the page. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (High) by Patchstack and 6.1 (Medium) by NVD, with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site, potentially compromising user security and website integrity (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website owners are advised to implement mitigation measures immediately (Patchstack).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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