Confetti Fall Animation <= 1.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via confetti-fall-animation Shortcode
Vulnerability Description
The Confetti Fall Animation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'confetti-fall-animation' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1 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
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:
- Peter Thaleikis
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b80fc93-212e-481d-907c-275139782e77?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/confetti-fall-animation/trunk/confetti-fall-animation.php#L242
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3443829%40confetti-fall-animation&new=3443829%40confetti-fall-animation&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Affected Vendor
shakeelu
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