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CVE-2023-23827: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Google Maps v3 Shortcode WordPress plugin versions 1.2.1 and below. The vulnerability was reported on January 9, 2023, and was assigned CVE-2023-23827. This security issue affects authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) according to Patchstack, while the NVD assessment rates it at 5.4 (Medium) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is categorized 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 security issue has been assessed as having a low severity impact (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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