What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's youzify_media shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Youzify versions up to 1.3.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts into the site. An attacker with a low-privilege account can craft input that executes in other users' browsers when they view affected content. The vulnerability affects the entire site scope due to how the plugin processes user-supplied data.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers and steal their session tokens or perform actions on their behalf.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Authenticated attackers can compromise other users' accounts and site data through stored XSS payloads embedded in plugin content.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
October 10, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
