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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-46199
CVE-2023-46199:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Triberr WordPress plugin versions 4.1.1 and below. The vulnerability was identified on October 18, 2023, and requires administrator or higher privileges to exploit (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-46199 and has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with administrative privileges 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
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.1.2 of the Triberr plugin. Users are advised to update to version 4.1.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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