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CVE-2023-6624: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress (CVE-2023-6624) contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability affecting all versions up to and including 1.24.3. The vulnerability was discovered in December 2023 and was fixed in version 1.24.4 (WPScan, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the plugin's shortcode(s). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 5.4 (Medium) according to NVD with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should update to version 1.24.4 or later of the Import and export users and customers plugin to address this vulnerability. The fix includes proper validation and escaping of shortcode attributes (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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