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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-4719
CVE-2023-4719:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Simple Membership plugin for WordPress contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2023-4719) in versions up to 4.3.5. The vulnerability was discovered in the list_type parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that will be executed if they can successfully trick a user into taking an action, such as clicking a malicious link. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.1 (Medium) with vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N according to NVD, while Wordfence rates it as 7.2 (High) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, an attacker could inject malicious web scripts that would execute in users' browsers when they visit affected pages. This could potentially lead to theft of sensitive information or manipulation of page content for users who are tricked into triggering the malicious script (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to Simple Membership plugin version 4.3.6 or later which contains fixes for this vulnerability (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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