Image Source Control Lite WordPress Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 3.9.1. The vulnerability arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated attackers with Author-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts would execute when a user accesses the compromised page.

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.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions plugin to version 3.9.2 or a newer patched version.