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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-4017

CVE-2023-4017: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Goya theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'attra-color', 'attra-size', and 'product-cata' parameters in versions up to, and including, 1.0.8.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Wordfence (Wordfence Intel).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue affecting the Goya WordPress theme. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of specific parameters: 'attra-color', 'attra-size', and 'product-cata'. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 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 (NVD Database).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link (NVD Database).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to version 1.0.8.8 or later of the Goya theme, which was released on August 7, 2023, to address this vulnerability (Theme Changelog).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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