WordPress Pinterest Plugin – Make a Popup, User Profile, Masonry and Gallery Layout <= 1.8.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability Description
The WordPress Pinterest Plugin – Make a Popup, User Profile, Masonry and Gallery Layout plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'gs_pin_widget' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, 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:
- Peter Thaleikis
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/425cd0be-d17e-4c2b-bf29-3b850905a88e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gs-pinterest-portfolio/tags/1.8.8/includes/shortcode.php#L202
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3200115/gs-pinterest-portfolio/trunk/includes/shortcode.php
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