Dear Flipbook – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer <= 2.3.52 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

2025-01-07 00:00
Nguyen Vuong Quoc

Strategic Overview

Vulnerability Overview

The PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook—DearFlip plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via outline settings in all versions up to 2.3.52 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied data. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.3.53, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

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