CVE-2023-3992

The PostX WordPress plugin before 3.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c43b669f-0377-4402-833c-817b75001888	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c43b669f-0377-4402-833c-817b75001888	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wpxpo:postx:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c43b669f-0377-4402-833c-817b75001888 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c43b669f-0377-4402-833c-817b75001888 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 04:20

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-79~~

31 Aug 2023, 21:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.1
First Time		Wpxpo postx Wpxpo
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:wpxpo:postx::::::wordpress::*
References	~~(MISC) https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c43b669f-0377-4402-833c-817b75001888 -~~	(MISC) https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c43b669f-0377-4402-833c-817b75001888 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

30 Aug 2023, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-08-30 15:15

Updated : 2025-04-23 17:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-3992

Mitre link : CVE-2023-3992

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-3992

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wpxpo

postx

CWE

No CWE.

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