CVE-2023-2406

Public Exploit

Description

The Event Registration Calendar By vcita plugin, versions up to and including 3.9.1, and Online Payments – Get Paid with PayPal, Square & Stripe plugin, for WordPress are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'email' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the edit_posts capability, such as contributors and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory jonh.eu
Affected: vcita Event Registration Calendar By vcita
Affected: vcita Online Payments – Get Paid with PayPal, Square & Stripe
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ab05954-9999-43ff-8e3c-a987e2da1956?source=cve broken link
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/event-registration-calendar-by-vcita/trunk/system/parse_vcita_callback.php#L55 exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/paypal-payment-button-by-vcita/trunk/system/parse_vcita_callback.php exploit
https://blog.jonh.eu/blog/security-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins-by-vcita third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-2406?
CVE-2023-2406 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-2406?
To fix CVE-2023-2406, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-2406 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-2406 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-2406?
CVE-2023-2406 affects vcita Event Registration Calendar By vcita, vcita Online Payments – Get Paid with PayPal, Square & Stripe.
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