Pdfcrowd Save as PDF Plugin up to 3.1.x on WordPress Setting cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pdfcrowd Save as PDF Plugin up to 3.1.x on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-5971. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pdfcrowd Save as PDF Plugin up to 3.1.x on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Setting 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 Save as PDF Plugin by Pdfcrowd WordPress plugin before 3.2.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

The weakness was disclosed by Avatar Mitul Kumar. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-5971 since 11/06/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. 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.

Upgrading to version 3.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-58239). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Save as PDF Plugin 3.2.0

Timelineinfo

11/06/2023 🔍
05/09/2024 +184 days 🔍
05/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2026 +611 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Avatar Mitul Kumar
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263612
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2024 08:45
Updated: 01/10/2026 12:17
Changes: 05/09/2024 08:45 (57), 08/12/2024 23:46 (13), 03/31/2025 05:04 (3), 01/10/2026 12:17 (1)
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