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CVE-2023-6278:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2023-6278 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Biteship for WooCommerce plugin versions below 2.2.25. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on November 17, 2023, by security researchers Enrico Marcolini and Claudio Marchesini (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of the 'biteshiperror' and 'biteshipmessage' parameters in the plugin. When these parameters are output back to the page, they can be manipulated to execute malicious scripts. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.1 (High) and is classified under CWE-79, falling into the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability could be exploited against high-privilege users such as administrators, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the admin's browser session (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.2.25 of the Biteship for WooCommerce plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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