CVE-2023-3182
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Membership WordPress plugin (also known as Restrict Content) before version 3.2.3 contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-3182. The vulnerability was discovered on June 26, 2023, and affects the plugin's handling of user input parameters (WPScan Vuln).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the plugin's failure to properly sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page. This implementation flaw can lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attack. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating network accessibility with low attack complexity (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could be exploited against high-privilege users such as administrators. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser session, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data theft (WPScan Vuln).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.2.3 of the Membership Plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan Vuln).

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