Blocksy <= 2.0.39 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via About Me block
Strategic Overview
Vulnerability Overview
The Blocksy theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the className parameter in the About Me block in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.39 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.0.40, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
External References
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