nik00726 Video Grid Plugin up to 1.21 on WordPress search_term cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in nik00726 Video Grid Plugin up to 1.21 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation of the argument search_term causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-7295. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in nik00726 Video Grid Plugin up to 1.21 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument search_term 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 Video Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the search_term parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.21 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was presented by Marco Wotschka. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-7295 since 10/15/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• nik00726

Name

• Video Grid Plugin

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21

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