// For flags

CVE-2023-0423

WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin < 1.6 - Reflected XSS

Severity Score

4.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

The "WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘msg’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: Shreya Pohekar, WPScan
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-01-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-03-20 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-02 First Exploit
  • 2024-10-31 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wordpress Amazon S3 Project
Search vendor "Wordpress Amazon S3 Project"
 Wordpress Amazon S3
Search vendor "Wordpress Amazon S3 Project" for product "Wordpress Amazon S3"
 < 1.6
Search vendor "Wordpress Amazon S3 Project" for product "Wordpress Amazon S3" and version " < 1.6"
wordpress
Affected