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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
What the vulnerability does
The Ghost Kit – Page Builder Blocks, Motion Effects & Extensions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the custom JS field in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.3 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
Ghost Kit is a WordPress page builder plugin that contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 3.4.3. 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 sensitive data. The vulnerability affects the plugin's block and motion effects functionality.
What an attacker can do
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.
Potential impact on your site
Visitors and administrators may have their sessions hijacked or credentials stolen via malicious scripts injected by low-privilege users.
Conditions required to exploit
Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account (e.g., contributor or editor role).
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