Copy Anything to Clipboard < 5.5.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via 'success-text' Shortcode Attribute
Impact
The Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress WordPress plugin before 5.5.5 does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute before storing it and writing it back into the page through a client-side script, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher-privileged users who view and interact with the content.
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Affected products
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Unknown · Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress
Other versions: unaffected
| Version / range | Source status |
|---|---|
| 0 to before 5.5.5 | affected |
Original source description
The Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress WordPress plugin before 5.5.5 does not sanitize and escape a shortcode attribute before storing it and writing it back into the page through a client-side script, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher-privileged users who view and interact with the content.