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CVE-2023-31072

WordPress Advanced Category Template Plugin <= 0.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity Score

6.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Praveen Goswami Advanced Category Template plugin <= 0.1 versions.

The Advanced Category Template plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the _form.php file in versions up to, and including, 0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. As the file also lacks a nonce check, 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. The file is also accessible directly but this is not exploitable in most configurations.

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Praveen Goswami Advanced Category Template plugin <= 0.1 versions.

*Credits: minhtuanact (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:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-04-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-04-24 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-591: Reflected XSS
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Praveengoswami
Search vendor "Praveengoswami"
 Advanced Category Template
Search vendor "Praveengoswami" for product "Advanced Category Template"
 <= 0.1
Search vendor "Praveengoswami" for product "Advanced Category Template" and version " <= 0.1"
wordpress
Affected