Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-50834

CVE-2023-50834:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WooCommerce Menu Extension plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-50834. The vulnerability was discovered on October 31, 2023, and publicly disclosed on December 19, 2023. This security issue affects all versions of WooCommerce Menu Extension up to and including version 1.6.2, developed by August Infotech (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79) issue, specifically a Stored XSS vulnerability. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) from Patchstack and 5.4 (Medium) from NIST NVD. The CVSS vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating that the vulnerability requires low privilege levels and user interaction to exploit (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor 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. The impact is considered to have low severity and is unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions up to 1.6.2, and users are advised to implement appropriate access controls and monitor for suspicious activities (Patchstack).

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