Related Posts Lite <= 1.12 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability Description
The Related Posts Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, 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:
- Prabhat Verma
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5dadd49c-33b2-43d8-a6a9-64a3c37c4b52?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/related-posts-lite/tags/1.12/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/related-posts-lite/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- https://github.com/prabhatverma47/Wordpress-Related-Posts-Lite-plugin-XSS-PoC?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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