ark-commenteditor <= 2.15.6 - iframe Injection

7.2
Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames
CVE CVE-2021-4227
CVSS 7.2 (High)
Publicly Published September 23, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Rasi Afeef - Patchstack Alliance

Description

The ark-commenteditor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to iFrame Injection in versions up to, and including 2.15.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject iFrame elements in comments that will load pages from any source.

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Vulnerability Details for ark-commenteditor

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ark-wysiwyg-comment-editor (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
  • <= 2.15.6

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