Lottie Player <= 1.1.8 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Upload
Vulnerability Description
The Lottie Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the uploaded file.
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:
- Avraham Shemesh
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b85b314d-a155-4cec-95c9-0db4b9d8e59b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embed-lottie-player/tags/1.1.8/plugin.php#L82
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embed-lottie-player/tags/1.1.8/plugin.php#L130
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/embed-lottie-player/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embed-lottie-player/tags/1.2.0/plugin.php
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