WP-Piwik <= 1.0.27 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin Display Name
Strategic Overview
<= 1.0.27CVE-2023-33211Vulnerability Overview
The WP-Piwik plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin display name in versions up to, and including, 1.0.27 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only impacts multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.0.28, 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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