CVE-2023-30751
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the iControlWP Article Directory Redux WordPress plugin versions 1.0.2 and below. The vulnerability was reported on March 6, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on April 14, 2023. This security issue was assigned CVE-2023-30751 and requires administrator-level privileges to exploit (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, categorized under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). According to the CVSS 3.1 scoring system, it received a base score of 4.8 (Medium) from NVD with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Patchstack assessed it at 5.9 (Medium) with the vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with administrator privileges to inject malicious scripts into the website. These scripts could potentially be used to create redirects, insert unwanted advertisements, or execute other HTML payloads that would affect visitors to the site (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix has been released for this vulnerability. Given the low severity impact and the requirement for administrator privileges, the risk is considered minimal (Patchstack).

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