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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-2168
CVE-2023-2168:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2023-2168 affects the TaxoPress WordPress plugin versions below 3.6.5. The security issue was discovered and publicly disclosed on April 18, 2023. The vulnerability is present in the plugin due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping mechanisms (WPScan).
Technical details
This vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, categorized under the OWASP Top 10 A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and CWE-79. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 3.5 (low severity). The security flaw stems from inadequate sanitization and escaping of certain parameters in the plugin (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with Editor or higher privileges to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even in environments where the unfiltered_html capability is disabled, such as in multisite setups (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in TaxoPress version 3.6.5. 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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