EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor <= 3.9.14 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Vulnerability Description
The EmbedPress – Embed PDF, Google Docs, Vimeo, Wistia, Embed YouTube Videos, Audios, Maps & Embed Any Documents in Gutenberg & Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'embedpress_calendar' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.9.14 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
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- wesley
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/778d8443-fc0f-4e97-8460-e5ceee8b62a1?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedpress/tags/3.9.13/EmbedPress/ThirdParty/Googlecalendar/Embedpress_Google_Helper.php#L657
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3064544/embedpress/tags/3.9.15/EmbedPress/ThirdParty/Googlecalendar/Embedpress_Google_Helper.php
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