Jetpack < 12.7 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Clickjacking via Iframe Injection
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 12.7
- Affected Plugin
- Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth
- Affected Version
< 12.7- CVSS
- 5.0Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2023-47774
At a glance
CVE-2023-47774 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in the Jetpack WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 12.7. It carries a CVSS score of 5.0 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 12.7; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2023, reported by Rafie Muhammad.
Vulnerability Overview
The Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Clickjacking via iframe injection due to an unknown parameter in all versions up to and including 12.6.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to inject iframes in pages that can be used to make users perform actions on untrusted sites.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
Remediation
Update to version 12.7, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
An attacker needs Contributor access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Jetpack 12.7 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
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