CVE-2023-2168

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  3. CVE-2023-2168
The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Suggest Terms Title field in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

4.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2868795%40simple-tags%2Ftrunk&old=2774153%40simple-tags%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-tags/trunk/inc/suggestterms-functions.php?rev=2743620#L151 Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c051bfd-2754-4faf-8062-91752555166c?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:taxopress:taxopress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

07 Nov 2023, 04:12

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-79

27 Apr 2023, 01:32

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:taxopress:taxopress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
References (MISC) https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2868795%40simple-tags%2Ftrunk&old=2774153%40simple-tags%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= - (MISC) https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2868795%40simple-tags%2Ftrunk&old=2774153%40simple-tags%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= - Patch
References (MISC) https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c051bfd-2754-4faf-8062-91752555166c?source=cve - (MISC) https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c051bfd-2754-4faf-8062-91752555166c?source=cve - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-tags/trunk/inc/suggestterms-functions.php?rev=2743620#L151 - (MISC) https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-tags/trunk/inc/suggestterms-functions.php?rev=2743620#L151 - Patch
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.8
First Time Taxopress
Taxopress taxopress

19 Apr 2023, 10:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-04-19 10:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 04:12

NVD link : CVE-2023-2168

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2168

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Products Affected

taxopress

  • taxopress
CWE

No CWE.