Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-34372

CVE-2023-34372:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Didier Sampaolo's SpamReferrerBlock WordPress plugin versions 2.22 and below. The vulnerability was identified on June 2, 2023, by researcher LEE SE HYOUNG and requires administrator-level authentication to exploit (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium) according to NVD, while Patchstack rates it at 5.9 (Medium). The CVSS vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low impact on confidentiality and integrity with no impact on availability (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with administrative access 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 information, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The security issue has been assessed as having a low severity impact and is considered unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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