UsersWP <= 1.2.42 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability Description
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'uwp_profile' and 'uwp_profile_header' shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.42 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:
- Matthew Rollings
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0ecba857-03d8-4a2e-9450-146d442f5533?source=cve
- https://github.com/AyeCode/userswp/commit/2e18c3f70a3f24f4f4ef2ec44d38fda82866c902
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3349701%40userswp&new=3349701%40userswp&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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