CVE-2023-28750
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Ignazio Scimone Albo Pretorio On line WordPress plugin, affecting versions 4.6 and below. The vulnerability was identified on March 22, 2023, and publicly disclosed on June 22, 2023. This security issue allows unauthenticated attackers to perform cross-site scripting attacks (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) from NIST with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Patchstack assessed it with a higher CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website, which would be executed when visitors access the site. The attack requires user interaction but can be initiated by an unauthenticated attacker (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update to version 4.6.1 or later to resolve the vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking attacks until users can update to a fixed version (Patchstack).

Additional resources


SourceThis report was generated using AI

Related WordPress vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2025-12966HIGH8.8
  • all-in-one-video-gallery
NoYesDec 06, 2025
CVE-2025-13907MEDIUM6.4
  • css3-buttons
NoNoDec 06, 2025
CVE-2025-13899MEDIUM6.4
  • tr-timthumb
NoNoDec 06, 2025
CVE-2025-13898MEDIUM6.4
  • ultra-skype-button
NoNoDec 06, 2025
CVE-2025-13896MEDIUM6.4
  • social-feed-gallery-portfolio
NoNoDec 06, 2025

Free Vulnerability Assessment

Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture

Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.

Request assessment

Get a personalized demo

Ready to see Wiz in action?

"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management