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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1155
CVE-2023-1155:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-1155 affects the Cost Calculator WordPress plugin version 1.8 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on March 2, 2023, by security researcher Marco Wotschka from Wordfence (Wordfence Report).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting with a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium severity) (Wordfence Report).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into the WordPress site, potentially affecting site administrators and other users (Wordfence Report).
Mitigation and workarounds
As the plugin has been closed and is no longer maintained, the recommended mitigation is to completely remove the Cost Calculator plugin from WordPress installations and find alternative solutions (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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