wpdevteam BetterDocs Plugin up to 3.4.2 on WordPress Shortcode cross site scripting

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in wpdevteam BetterDocs Plugin up to 3.4.2 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Shortcode Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-2845. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in wpdevteam BetterDocs Plugin up to 3.4.2 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block 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-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The BetterDocs – Best Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Plugin with AI Support & Instant Answer For Elementor & Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The weakness was disclosed by Krzysztof Zając. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-2845 since 03/22/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. 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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• WordPress Plugin

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• wpdevteam

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• BetterDocs Plugin

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• 3.4.0
• 3.4.1
• 3.4.2

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