CSSIgniter Shortcodes Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the CSSIgniter Shortcodes plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 2.4.1. The issue arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary scripts via the 'element' shortcode attribute. These scripts are executed when users access the affected pages.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for stored cross-site scripting, where injected scripts are executed in the context of the user viewing the page.

Reproduction

To reproduce this vulnerability, an authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher can use the 'element' shortcode attribute to inject scripts. The lack of proper sanitization and escaping in versions of the plugin prior to 2.4.1 allows these scripts to be executed when the page is viewed.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the CSSIgniter Shortcodes plugin to version 2.4.2 or a newer patched version.