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CVE-2023-49740

WordPress Seraphinite Accelerator Plugin <= 2.20.28 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

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Seraphinite Solutions Seraphinite Accelerator allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Seraphinite Accelerator: from n/a through 2.20.28.

Vulnerabilidad de neutralización inadecuada de la entrada durante la generación de páginas web ('Cross-Site Scripting') en Seraphinite Solutions Seraphinite Accelerator permite Reflected XSS. Este problema afecta a Seraphinite Accelerator: desde n/a hasta 2.20.28.

The Seraphinite Accelerator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘rt’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.20.28 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: Le Ngoc Anh (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
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-11-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-12-01 CVE Published
  • 2024-11-13 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-20 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
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Seraphinitesolutions
Search vendor "Seraphinitesolutions"
 Seraphinite Accelerator
Search vendor "Seraphinitesolutions" for product "Seraphinite Accelerator"
 < 2.20.29
Search vendor "Seraphinitesolutions" for product "Seraphinite Accelerator" and version " < 2.20.29"
wordpress
Affected