WordPress Plugin Admin Bar & Dashboard Access Control Version: 1.2.8 - _Dashboard Redirect_ field Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Author: Rachit Arora
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# 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.