JQuery Accordion Menu Widget <= 3.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Vulnerability Description
The JQuery Accordion Menu Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'dcwp-jquery-accordion' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- István Márton
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b0cf3015-cdc9-4ac9-82f3-e9b4d1203e22?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jquery-vertical-accordion-menu/tags/3.1.2/dcwp_jquery_accordion.php#L94
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/jquery-vertical-accordion-menu/tags/3.1.2/dcwp_jquery_accordion.php#L112
Affected Vendor
remix4
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