WordPress Botnet Attack Blocker Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Botnet Attack Blocker plugin, affecting versions through 2.0.0. This vulnerability arises from improper input sanitization during web page generation, allowing malicious actors to inject scripts that are executed when users visit the affected site.

Impact

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

Remediation

Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to automatically mitigate this vulnerability for users until an official fix is available. This virtual patch blocks attacks targeting this vulnerability.