Paypal Payment Shortcode <= 1.01 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'buttom_image' Shortcode Attribute
Vulnerability Description
The Paypal Payment Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'buttom_image' parameter of the [paypal-shortcode] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.01 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
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:
- Muhammad Yudha - DJ
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b0b1fbb1-fc2c-4eb9-89c6-364ca8c385db?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paypal-payments-shortcode/trunk/sls-paypal-payments-shortcode.php#L10
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paypal-payments-shortcode/tags/1.01/sls-paypal-payments-shortcode.php#L10
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paypal-payments-shortcode/trunk/sls-paypal-payments-shortcode.php#L55
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paypal-payments-shortcode/tags/1.01/sls-paypal-payments-shortcode.php#L55
Affected Vendor
sonlamtn200
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