CVE-2023-1982: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Front Editor WordPress plugin through version 4.0.4 contains a security vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-1982. The vulnerability was discovered by Vikas Kumawat and publicly disclosed on August 2, 2023. This security issue affects the form settings functionality within the plugin, potentially impacting WordPress installations using Front Editor versions below 4.4.5 (WPScan).

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 3.5 (low severity). The security flaw stems from inadequate sanitization and escaping of form settings, specifically affecting high-privilege users. This vulnerability is categorized under CWE-79 and falls into the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).

The vulnerability allows high-privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even in environments where the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, such as in multisite setups. This could potentially lead to the execution of malicious JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers (WPScan).

The vulnerability has been patched in version 4.4.5 of the Front Editor plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).