Mongoose Page Plugin: Cross-site scripting
Mongoose Page Plugin 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
- Mongoose Page Plugin
- Plugin slug
mongoose-page-plugin- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 23, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jan 23, 2023 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Mongoose Page Plugin 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 Mongoose Page Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.9.0 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N