Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-23641

CVE-2023-23641:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the WPmanage Uji Popup WordPress plugin versions 1.4.3 and below. The vulnerability was reported on January 11, 2023, by István Márton and was assigned CVE-2023-23641. This security issue affects users with contributor-level privileges or higher (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) by NIST with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. Patchstack has rated it slightly higher at 6.5 (MEDIUM) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue was disclosed to Patchstack customers through an early warning system on April 19, 2023 (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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