CVE-2023-51514

WordPress CBX Bookmark & Favorite Plugin <= 1.7.13 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Codeboxr Team CBX Bookmark & Favorite allows Stored XSS.This issue affects CBX Bookmark & Favorite: from n/a through 1.7.13.

La vulnerabilidad de neutralización incorrecta de la entrada durante la generación de páginas web ('cross-site Scripting') en Codeboxr Team CBX Bookmark & Favorite permite almacenar XSS. Este problema afecta a CBX Bookmark & Favorite: desde n/a hasta 1.7.13.

The CBX Bookmark & Favorite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.7.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

*Credits: NGÔ THIÊN AN / ancorn_ from VNPT-VCI (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

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

2023-12-20 CVE Reserved
2023-12-27 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2025-01-01 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-592: Stored XSS

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cbxwpbookmark/wordpress-cbx-bookmark-favorite-plugin-1-7-13-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Codeboxr Search vendor "Codeboxr"		Cbx Bookmark \& Favorite Search vendor "Codeboxr" for product "Cbx Bookmark \& Favorite"				<= 1.7.13 Search vendor "Codeboxr" for product "Cbx Bookmark \& Favorite" and version " <= 1.7.13"		wordpress		Affected