WordPress Infinite Scroll - Ajax Load More <= 7.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via button_label Parameter
Vulnerability Description
The WordPress Infinite Scroll – Ajax Load More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘button_label’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.2 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
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Robert DeVore
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca29158a-ca60-46c7-93a5-bcf76e7666e4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-load-more/trunk/core/classes/class-alm-shortcode.php
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-load-more/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3160896/
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