WordPress ALD Login Page Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability Allowing Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Vulnerability
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress ALD Login Page plugin, specifically in versions through 1.1. This vulnerability allows for Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The issue arises because the plugin does not properly validate requests, enabling attackers to trick users with higher privileges into performing actions that could inject malicious scripts.
Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow attackers to perform actions on behalf of users with higher privileges, potentially leading to the injection of malicious scripts that are stored and executed later.
Remediation
Users of the WordPress ALD Login Page plugin should update to version 1.3 or later to address this vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.
Vulnerability Rating
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