UserPro <= 4.9.23 - Unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2018-16285
CVSS	Medium (6.1)
Publicly Published	August 31, 2018
Last Updated	January 22, 2024

Description

The UserPro plugin through 4.9.23 for WordPress allows XSS via the shortcode parameter in a userpro_shortcode_template action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	userpro (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 4.9.23
Patched Version	4.9.24

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