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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1172
CVE-2023-1172:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Bookly plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 21.5) was identified with a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-1172. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher Vinay Kumar and publicly disclosed on March 17, 2023 (Wordfence Intel, NVD Database).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that affects the full name value field in the Bookly WordPress plugin. It received a CVSS score of 7.2, categorizing it as High severity (Wordfence Intel).
Impact
As a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability, successful exploitation could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts that would be stored on the target server and executed in users' browsers when they view the affected page. This could lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions performed in the context of the affected users (NVD Database).
Mitigation and workarounds
Website administrators running affected versions of the Bookly plugin should update to a version newer than 21.5 to address this vulnerability (NVD Database).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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