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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-0095
CVE-2023-0095:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-0095 affects the Page View Count WordPress plugin versions before 2.6.1. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on January 6, 2023, and affects WordPress installations using the affected plugin versions (WPScan, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium). The security flaw exists because the plugin does not properly validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embedded (WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow users with contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against other users who view the affected pages (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.6.1 of the Page View Count plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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