CVE-2023-25471

WordPress WCP OpenWeather Plugin <= 2.5.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webcodin WCP OpenWeather plugin <= 2.5.0 versions.

Vulnerabilidad de Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Reflejada en el plugin WCP OpenWeather de Webcodin que afecta a las versiones 2.5.0 e inferiores. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad no hace falta estar autenticado.

The WCP OpenWeather plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘tab’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 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.

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Webcodin WCP OpenWeather plugin <= 2.5.0 versions.

*Credits: Nguyen Xuan Chien (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

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

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-02-06 CVE Reserved
2023-06-28 CVE Published
2024-09-24 CVE Updated
2024-09-24 First Exploit
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

CAPEC-591: Reflected XSS

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wcp-openweather/wordpress-wcp-openweather-plugin-2-5-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	2024-09-24

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Webcodin Search vendor "Webcodin"		Wcp Openweather Search vendor "Webcodin" for product "Wcp Openweather"				<= 2.5.0 Search vendor "Webcodin" for product "Wcp Openweather" and version " <= 2.5.0"		wordpress		Affected