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CVE-2023-45003: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability (CVE-2023-45003) is an Unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Arrow Plugins Social Feed | Custom Feed for Social Media Networks plugin versions 2.2.0 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by LEE SE HYOUNG and was published on October 3, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base 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. It is classified under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (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

Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking any attacks until an official fix becomes available. Users are advised to mitigate or resolve the vulnerability immediately (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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