WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads <= 2.5.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ad_alignment Attribute
Vulnerability Description
The WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘ad_alignment’ attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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:
- Francesco Carlucci
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ac7f95c7-2159-4327-ba09-da7721f1312e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpadcenter/trunk/admin/class-wpadcenter-admin.php#L2922
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpadcenter/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpadcenter/trunk/admin/class-wpadcenter-admin.php#L3020
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpadcenter/trunk/admin/class-wpadcenter-admin.php#L3127
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3146736/#file6
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3146736/
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