AutomatorWP <= 5.0.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via a-0-o-search_field_value

Vulnerability Description

The AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘a-0-o-search_field_value’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. When used in conjunction with the plugin's import and code action feature, this vulnerability can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code.

References

• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c8abcc7b-6c68-4fc8-81af-e88624e417dd?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3209794/automatorwp