VDB-252908 · CVE-2023-6982 · GCVE-0-2023-6982

josevega Display Custom Fields in the Frontend Plugin up to 1.2.1 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in josevega Display Custom Fields in the Frontend Plugin up to 1.2.1 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-6982. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in josevega Display Custom Fields in the Frontend Plugin up to 1.2.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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 Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode and postmeta in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 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.

The weakness was presented 02/06/2024 by Francesco Carlucci. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-6982 since 12/20/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

josevega

Name

Display Custom Fields in the Frontend Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/20/2023 🔍
02/06/2024 +48 days 🔍
02/06/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2026 +795 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Francesco Carlucci
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-6982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252908

Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2024 01:04
Updated: 04/11/2026 23:03
Changes: 02/06/2024 01:04 (50), 02/29/2024 12:29 (11), 04/11/2026 23:03 (16)
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