Jetpack <= 7.9 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (6.4)
Publicly Published October 19, 2019
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Adham Sadaqah
Description

The Jetpack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.9. This makes it possible for medium-level authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in administrative pages and posts that execute whenever a user accesses the page with the stored web scripts.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug jetpack (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 5.1
  • 5.1 - 5.1.1
  • 5.2 - 5.2.2
  • 5.3 - 5.3.1
  • 5.4 - 5.4.1
  • 5.5 - 5.5.2
  • 5.6 - 5.6.2
  • 5.7 - 5.7.2
  • 5.8 - 5.8.1
  • 5.9 - 5.9.1
  • 6.0 - 6.0.1
  • 6.1 - 6.1.2
  • 6.2 - 6.2.2
  • 6.3 - 6.3.4
  • 6.4 - 6.4.3
  • 6.5 - 6.5.1
  • 6.6 - 6.6.2
  • 6.7 - 6.7.1
  • 6.8 - 6.8.2
  • 6.9 - 6.9.1
  • 7.0 - 7.0.2
  • 7.1 - 7.1.2
  • 7.2 - 7.2.2
  • 7.3 - 7.3.2
  • 7.4 - 7.4.2
  • 7.5 - 7.5.4
  • 7.6 - 7.6.1
  • 7.7 - 7.7.3
  • 7.8 - 7.8.1
  • 7.9 - 7.9.1
Patched Version
  • 5.1.1
  • 5.2.2
  • 5.3.1
  • 5.4.1
  • 5.5.2
  • 5.6.2
  • 5.7.2
  • 5.8.1
  • 5.9.1
  • 6.0.1
  • 6.1.2
  • 6.2.2
  • 6.3.4
  • 6.4.3
  • 6.5.1
  • 6.6.2
  • 6.7.1
  • 6.8.2
  • 6.9.1
  • 7.0.2
  • 7.1.2
  • 7.2.2
  • 7.3.2
  • 7.4.2
  • 7.5.4
  • 7.6.1
  • 7.7.3
  • 7.8.1
  • 7.9.1
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