Typing Effect <= 1.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2023-40605
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 17, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher yuyudhn

Description

The Typing Effect plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.3.6 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 Typing Effect

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug animated-typing-effect (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.3.7, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.6
Patched Version
  • 1.3.7

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