A recently discovered WordPress bug weakens users' content management systems and can make website visitors vulnerable to cyberattacks.
A flaw in two WordPress custom plug-ins leaves users vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks , according to a recent report.
Related Videos The flaw, called CVE-2023-30777 was discovered on May 2 and was given a high-severity prominence. The plug-ins’ developer, WP Engine, quickly provided a security update, version 6.1.6, within days of learning about the vulnerability,on May 4. However, XSS bugs can be seen in a front-facing fashion and work by injecting “malicious scripts on websites viewed by others, resulting in the execution of code on the visitor’s web browser,” Bleeping Computer added.
Specifics about the XSS vulnerability indicate that it might be triggered by a “default installation or configuration of the Advanced Custom Fields plug-in.” However, users would have to have logged-in access to the Advanced Custom Fields plug-in to trigger it in the first place, meaning a bad actor would have to trick someone with access to trigger the flaw, the researchers added.
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