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CVE-2023-5980:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-5980 is a security vulnerability discovered in the BSK Forms Blacklist WordPress plugin affecting versions before 3.7. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 28, 2023, and involves improper sanitization and escaping of plugin settings (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The core issue stems from the plugin's failure to properly sanitize and escape certain settings, which could be exploited even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, such as in multisite setups (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This could potentially lead to client-side code execution in the context of other users' browsers who view the affected pages (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.7 of the BSK Forms Blacklist plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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