Description
The Post Timeline WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not sanitise and escape an invalid nonce before outputting it back in an AJAX response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Post Timeline | < 2.2.6 | 2.2.6 |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress Post Timeline Plugin < 2.2.6 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-4284.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c126869-0afa-456f-94cc-10334964e5f9 exploit vdb-entry technical-description