Any Hostname: Cross-site scripting
Any Hostname is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Any Hostname
- Plugin slug
any-hostname- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 02, 2021
This CVE was published Aug 02, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Any Hostname to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Any Hostname WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 does not sanitise or escape its "Allowed hosts" setting, leading to an authenticated stored XSS issue as high privilege users are able to set XSS payloads in it
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N