Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-6956

CVE-2023-6956:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The EasyAzon – Amazon Associates Affiliate Plugin for WordPress contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2023-6956) affecting all versions up to and including 5.1.0. The vulnerability exists in the 'easyazon-cloaking-locale' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.1 (Medium). The attack vector is network-based (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) but user interaction (UI:R). The scope is changed (S:C) with low confidentiality and integrity impact (C:L, I:L) and no availability impact (A:N) (NVD).

Impact

When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. This could lead to the compromise of user sessions, theft of sensitive information, or manipulation of webpage content (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

As the plugin has been closed due to security concerns, users are advised to immediately remove the EasyAzon plugin from their WordPress installations and seek alternative solutions for Amazon Associates affiliate functionality (WordPress Plugin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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