Stored XSS via unsanitized settings output
Published Jun 5, 2023 · Updated Jan 8, 2025
Stored XSS in Kiboko Labs Ltd. Hostel before 1.1.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute script via plugin settings. Affected settings are stored and later rendered without adequate input sanitization or output escaping; the individual fields are undisclosed. Administrator privileges and a victim viewing the stored output are required, and exposure persists when unfiltered_html is disabled, including multisite deployments.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Kiboko Labs Ltd. Hostel before 1.1.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute script via plugin settings. Affected settings are stored and later rendered without adequate input sanitization or output escaping; the individual fields are undisclosed. Administrator privileges and a victim viewing the stored output are required, and exposure persists when unfiltered_html is disabled, including multisite deployments.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-0545
- Published
- Jun 5, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 8, 2025
- Vendor
- Kiboko Labs Ltd.
- Product
- Hostel
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 5, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.1.5.2
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Public exploit references
- WPScan proof of concept for CVE-2023-0545proof of concept · unverified
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