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CVE-2023-5668: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The WhatsApp Share Button plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2023-5668) in versions up to and including 1.0.1. The vulnerability exists in the plugin's 'whatsapp' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes (NVD, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, identified as CWE-79. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. An alternative assessment by Wordfence assigns a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, potentially compromising the security of site visitors (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.0.1 of the WhatsApp Share Button plugin. Users should update to a newer version if available or consider removing the plugin if it's not actively needed (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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