WordPress Plugin Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control 1.2.8 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

vendor:

Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control

by:

Rachit Arora

3.1

CVSS

MEDIUM

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE

Product Name: Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control

Affected Version From: 1.2.2008

Affected Version To: 1.2.2008

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: CVE-2023-47184

CPE: a:wordpress:admin_bar_and_dashboard_access_control:1.2.8

Metasploit:

Other Scripts:

Platforms Tested: Windows

2023

WordPress Plugin Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control 1.2.8 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the 'Dashboard Redirect' field of WordPress Plugin Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control version 1.2.8. When a user triggers the stored payload, the injected JavaScript executes, leading to a successful XSS attack.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, sanitize and validate user inputs before storing them in the database.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title:  WordPress Plugin Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control Version: 1.2.8 - "Dashboard Redirect" field  Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
# Google Dork: NA
# Date: 28/10/2023
# Exploit Author: Rachit Arora
# Vendor Homepage: 
# Software Link:  https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-bar-dashboard-control/
# Version: 1.2.8
# Category: Web Application
# Tested on: Windows
# CVE : 2023-47184


1. Install WordPress (latest)

2. Install and activate Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control.

3. Navigate to "Admin Bar & Dash"  >> Under Dashboard Access and in the "Dashboard Redirect" enter the payload into the input field.

"onfocusin=alert``+autofocus>
"onfocusin=alert`document.domain`+autofocus>

4. You will observe that the payload successfully got stored  and when you are triggering the same functionality in that time JavaScript payload is executing successfully and we are getting a pop-up.