WP Content Pilot – Autoblogging & Affiliate Marketing Plugin <= 1.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Content Injection
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.3.4
- Affected Plugin
- Content Pilot – Autoblogging & Affiliate Marketing Suite
- Affected Version
<= 1.3.3- CVSS
- 4.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
- CVE
CVE-2023-45053
At a glance
CVE-2023-45053 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in the Content Pilot WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.3.3. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.3.4; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2023, reported by Abdi Pranata.
Vulnerability Overview
The WP Content Pilot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Content Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This vulnerability makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher to inject new content onto the website, possibly through the manipulation of posts to create new web pages, spam, or phishing.
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 1.3.4, 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: Content Pilot 1.3.4 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Firewall
- Alerts
External References
Related records
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