VDB-232477 · CVE-2023-1891 · GCVE-0-2023-1891

Accordion & FAQ Plugin up to 1.9.8 on WordPress URL cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Accordion & FAQ Plugin up to 1.9.8 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component URL Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-1891. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Accordion & FAQ Plugin up to 1.9.8 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Accordion & FAQ WordPress plugin before 1.9.9 does not escape various generated URLs, before outputting them in attributes when some notices are displayed, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

The weakness was disclosed 06/28/2023. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-1891 since 04/05/2023. 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 1.9.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Accordion & FAQ Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Accordion & FAQ Plugin 1.9.9

Timelineinfo

04/05/2023 🔍
06/27/2023 +83 days 🔍
06/28/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/20/2023 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232477

Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2023 00:22
Updated: 07/20/2023 09:29
Changes: 06/28/2023 00:22 (41), 07/20/2023 09:29 (11)
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