WordPress prettyPhoto <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2024-5162
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published June 5, 2024
Last Updated June 6, 2024
Researcher stealthcopter

Description

The WordPress prettyPhoto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 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.

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress prettyPhoto

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug prettyphoto (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.3

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