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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
What the vulnerability does
The Social Feed Gallery Portfolio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'id' parameter of the [igp-wp] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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
Social Feed Gallery Portfolio versions 1.3 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component itself.
What an attacker can do
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected content.
Potential impact on your site
Visitors' sessions and data can be compromised through injected scripts; site reputation and user trust at risk.
Conditions required to exploit
Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site.
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