Kush Micro News WordPress Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the Kush Micro News WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 1.6.7. This vulnerability allows for improper neutralization of input during web page generation, enabling the injection of malicious scripts that could be 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.

Remediation

Users of the Kush Micro News WordPress plugin are advised to update to the latest version. For those unable to update immediately, Patchstack offers a virtual patch that can be applied to mitigate the vulnerability.