Social Comments Plugin up to 1.6.1 on WordPress Shortcode cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Social Comments Plugin up to 1.6.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity.

The weakness was published 01/25/2023. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-23977 since 01/20/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Social Comments Plugin 1.6.2

Timelineinfo

01/20/2023 CVE reserved
01/25/2023 +5 days Advisory disclosed
01/25/2023 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/25/2023 +0 days VulDB last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23977 (🔒)

Entryinfo

Created: 01/25/2023 11:52 PM
Changes: 01/25/2023 11:52 PM (40)
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