Scroll post excerpt <= 8.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS

2023-10-2600:00:00

wpscan.com

stored xss

admin role

multisite setup

AI Score

5.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

14.0%

JSON

Description The plugin does not validate and escape some parameters, which could allow users with the admin role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/scroll-post-excerpt/wordpress-scroll-post-excerpt-plugin-8-0-cross-site-scripting-xss

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/scroll-post-excerpt/scroll-post-excerpt-80-authenticated-administrator-stored-cross-site-scripting