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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1596
CVE-2023-1596:
Composer vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-1596 affects the tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin versions before 4.0. The vulnerability was discovered by Truoc Phan and publicly disclosed on April 24, 2023. This security issue involves a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the plugin (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.1 (High), categorized under CWE-79, and is classified as an A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability according to the OWASP Top 10 (WPScan).
Impact
The Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability could be exploited against high-privilege users such as administrators. When successfully exploited, it could allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of the affected user's browser (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in tagDiv Composer version 4.0. 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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