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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-45051
CVE-2023-45051:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Gopi Ramasamy Image vertical reel scroll slideshow WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 9.0. The vulnerability was identified on October 3, 2023, and requires administrator-level access 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 assigns it a slightly higher CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium). The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-45051 and is categorized under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject harmful 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
As of the latest reports, no official fix has been made available for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions up to and including 9.2 of the plugin (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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