CVE-2023-47665

WordPress Plainview Protect Passwords Plugin <= 1.4 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 edward_plainview Plainview Protect Passwords plugin <= 1.4 versions.

Vulnerabilidad de Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Reflejada No Autenticada en el complemento edward_plainview Plainview Protect Passwords en versiones <= 1.4.

The Plainview Protect Passwords plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 1.4 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 edward_plainview Plainview Protect Passwords plugin <= 1.4 versions.

*Credits: Mika (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

2023-11-07 CVE Reserved
2023-11-08 CVE Published
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
2025-01-08 CVE 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/plainview-protect-passwords/wordpress-plainview-protect-passwords-plugin-1-4-reflected-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
Plainviewplugins Search vendor "Plainviewplugins"		Plainview Protect Passwords Search vendor "Plainviewplugins" for product "Plainview Protect Passwords"				<= 1.4 Search vendor "Plainviewplugins" for product "Plainview Protect Passwords" and version " <= 1.4"		wordpress		Affected