String Locator <= 2.6.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2023-6987
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 23, 2024
Last Updated August 24, 2024
Researcher Rein Daelman (trein)

Description

The String locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sql-column' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This required WP_DEBUG to be enabled in order to be exploited.

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Vulnerability Details for String locator

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug string-locator (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.6.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.6.5
Patched Version
  • 2.6.6

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