epiphyt embed-privacy Plugin up to 1.8.0 on WordPress Shortcode embed_privacy_opt_out cross site scripting

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in epiphyt embed-privacy Plugin up to 1.8.0 on WordPress. The affected element is the function embed_privacy_opt_out of the component Shortcode Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-48300. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in epiphyt embed-privacy Plugin up to 1.8.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function embed_privacy_opt_out 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 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The `Embed Privacy` plugin for WordPress that prevents the loading of embedded external content is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `embed_privacy_opt_out` shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Version 1.8.1 contains a patch for this issue.

The weakness was shared 11/20/2023 as 199. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-48300 since 11/14/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f80929992b2a5a66f4f4953cd6f46cc227154a5c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• epiphyt

Name

• embed-privacy Plugin

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8.0

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• open-source

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