CVE-2023-4298

The 123.chat WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/36285052-8464-4fd6-b4b1-c175e730edad	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/36285052-8464-4fd6-b4b1-c175e730edad	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:123.chat:123.chat:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/36285052-8464-4fd6-b4b1-c175e730edad - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/36285052-8464-4fd6-b4b1-c175e730edad - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 04:22

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

08 Sep 2023, 06:52

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:123.chat:123.chat::::::wordpress::*
First Time		123.chat 123.chat 123.chat
References	~~(MISC) https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/36285052-8464-4fd6-b4b1-c175e730edad -~~	(MISC) https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/36285052-8464-4fd6-b4b1-c175e730edad - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

04 Sep 2023, 12:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-09-04 12:15

Updated : 2025-04-23 17:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-4298

Mitre link : CVE-2023-4298

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-4298

JSON object : View

Products Affected

123.chat

123.chat

CWE

No CWE.

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