Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-35043
CVE-2023-35043:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Neha Goel Recent Posts Slider WordPress plugin versions 1.1 and below. The vulnerability was disclosed on June 13, 2023, and was assigned CVE-2023-35043 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium) by NVD with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. However, Patchstack has rated it with a higher CVSS score of 7.1 (High). The vulnerability is classified under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (Patchstack).
Impact
This 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 visitors access the affected site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Related WordPress vulnerabilities:
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.
Additional Wiz resources
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