WP MultiTasking - WP Utilities <= 0.1.17 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability Description
The WP MultiTasking – WP Utilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘wpmt_menu_name’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
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:
- Michelle Porter
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0c976e5a-2f6c-4632-99a7-a512b3dd38e6?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-multitasking/trunk/wp-multitasking.php#L29
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-multitasking/trunk/wp-multitasking.php#L71
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3158305/
Affected Vendor
thangnv27
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