CC Custom Taxonomy <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross Site Scripting

4.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2023-25028
CVSS 4.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published February 2, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Nithissh S

Description

The CC Custom Taxonomy for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrative capabilities to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

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Vulnerability Details for CC Custom Taxonomy

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug cc-custom-taxonmy (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
  • <= 1.0.1

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