CVE-2023-31220
WordPress WP Categories Widget Plugin <= 2.2 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
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-EXPERTS.IN TEAM WP Categories Widget plugin <= 2.2 versions.
Vulnerabilidad de Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Reflejada No Autenticada en el complemento en WP-EXPERTS.IN TEAM WP Categories Widge versiones <= 2.2
The WP Categories Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters in the wcw_terms_list() function called via an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
*Credits:
Phd (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-04-25 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-10 CVE Published
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-10 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
- CAPEC-591: Reflected XSS
References (1)
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| https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-categories-widget/wordpress-wp-categories-widget-plugin-2-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve | Third Party Advisory |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Wp-experts Search vendor "Wp-experts" | Wp-categories-widget Search vendor "Wp-experts" for product "Wp-categories-widget" | <= 2.2 Search vendor "Wp-experts" for product "Wp-categories-widget" and version " <= 2.2" | wordpress |
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