CVE-2023-40330

WordPress GD Security Headers Plugin <= 1.6.1 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 Milan Petrovic GD Security Headers plugin <= 1.6.1 versions.

Vulnerabilidad de Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Reflejada No Autenticada en el complemento Milan Petrovic GD Security Headers en versiones <= 1.6.1.

The GD Security Headers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via error message in versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 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: minhtuanact (Patchstack Alliance)

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

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-08-14 CVE Reserved
2023-08-17 CVE Published
2024-09-23 CVE Updated
2024-10-03 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

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gd-security-headers/wordpress-gd-security-headers-plugin-1-6-1-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
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Dev4press Search vendor "Dev4press"		Gd Security Headers Search vendor "Dev4press" for product "Gd Security Headers"				<= 1.6.1 Search vendor "Dev4press" for product "Gd Security Headers" and version " <= 1.6.1"		wordpress		Affected