CVE-2023-4838

Simple Download Counter <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Simple Download Counter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes like 'before' and 'after'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

El complemento Simple Download Counter para WordPress es vulnerable a Cross-Site Scripting almacenado a través de los códigos cortos del complemento en versiones hasta, e incluyendo, la 1.6 debido a la sanitización de entrada insuficiente y la salida que escapa en atributos proporcionados por el usuario como 'before' y 'after'. Esto hace posible que los atacantes autenticados, con permisos de nivel de colaborador y superiores, inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en páginas que se ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda a una página inyectada.

*Credits: NGÔ THIÊN AN

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-08 CVE Reserved
2023-09-08 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-09-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aa5f7f2a-c7b7-4339-a608-51fd684c18bf?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2963794	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Plugin-planet Search vendor "Plugin-planet"		Simple Download Counter Search vendor "Plugin-planet" for product "Simple Download Counter"				<= 1.6 Search vendor "Plugin-planet" for product "Simple Download Counter" and version " <= 1.6"		wordpress		Affected