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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-46210
CVE-2023-46210:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in WebCource WC Captcha plugin versions 1.4 and below for WordPress. The vulnerability was reported on February 4, 2023, and publicly disclosed on October 19, 2023. This security issue affects authenticated users with administrator privileges (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2023-46210 and 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 administrator 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
As of the latest reports, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions up to and including 1.4 of the WC Captcha plugin (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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