Stored XSS via unescaped plugin option values
Published Jun 29, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025
Stored XSS in takien Easy Table 1.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary script in a victim's browser. The options page stores easy_table_plugin_option values such as shortcodetag, class, width, and delimiter without sanitizing or escaping injected HTML. Administrator access is required to change these settings, and execution occurs when another user loads the affected content.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in takien Easy Table 1.6 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary script in a victim's browser. The options page stores easy_table_plugin_option values such as shortcodetag, class, width, and delimiter without sanitizing or escaping injected HTML. Administrator access is required to change these settings, and execution occurs when another user loads the affected content.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2017-20108
- Published
- Jun 29, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Vendor
- takien
- Product
- Easy Table
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CWE-80, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 29, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.6
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Public exploit references
- Full Disclosure malicious options requestproof of concept · demonstrated
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