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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-7154
CVE-2023-7154:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Hubbub Lite (formerly known as Grow Social) WordPress plugin versions before 1.32.0 contains a security vulnerability related to improper sanitization and escaping of settings (NVD, WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base 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 issue stems from insufficient sanitization and escaping of certain plugin settings, which could be exploited even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, such as in multisite setups (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The impact is particularly notable in multisite setups where even with restricted unfiltered_html capability, the vulnerability could still be exploited (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to Hubbub Lite version 1.32.0 or later to address this vulnerability (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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