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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-25977
CVE-2023-25977:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affects the 9seeds.Com CPT – Speakers WordPress plugin versions 1.1 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by Mahesh Nagabhairava and published on February 23, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (Medium) according to Patchstack, while NVD rates it at 4.8 (Medium) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability requires administrator privileges to exploit (NVD, Patchstack).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website which will be executed when guests visit the site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
No official fix is currently available for this vulnerability. Given the low severity and requirement of administrator privileges, the risk is considered minimal (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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