Stored XSS via unescaped shortcode attributes
Published Jun 20, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024
Stored XSS in Responsive video embed before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through shortcode attributes. The rve shortcode returns its src attribute to a post or preview without validating the value or escaping it for HTML output. Contributor-level access is required, and the stored script executes in the browser of any user who views or previews the injected post.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Responsive video embed before 0.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through shortcode attributes. The rve shortcode returns its src attribute to a post or preview without validating the value or escaping it for HTML output. Contributor-level access is required, and the stored script executes in the browser of any user who views or previews the injected post.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-5475
- Published
- Jun 20, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Vendor
- lepileppanen
- Product
- Responsive video embed
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <0.5.1
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- rve shortcode stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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