Stored XSS via unescaped event_name setting
Published Jun 5, 2023 · Updated Jan 8, 2025
Stored XSS in Punchcreative Get Your Number 1.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via event_name. The settings handler stores the event_name value without sanitizing it and renders the value without output escaping when the page reloads. Administrator-level access is required, and exposure is limited to installations where unfiltered_html is disabled, including multisite deployments.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Punchcreative Get Your Number 1.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts via event_name. The settings handler stores the event_name value without sanitizing it and renders the value without output escaping when the page reloads. Administrator-level access is required, and exposure is limited to installations where unfiltered_html is disabled, including multisite deployments.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-2634
- Published
- Jun 5, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 8, 2025
- Vendor
- Punchcreative
- Product
- Get Your Number
- 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.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.3
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- WPScan event_name stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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