CVE-2023-7194

The Meris WordPress theme through 1.1.2 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in the page, leading to 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/e20292af-939a-4cb1-91e4-5ff6aa0c7fbe	Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e20292af-939a-4cb1-91e4-5ff6aa0c7fbe	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:meris_wp_theme_project:meris_wp_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e20292af-939a-4cb1-91e4-5ff6aa0c7fbe - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e20292af-939a-4cb1-91e4-5ff6aa0c7fbe - Third Party Advisory

25 Jan 2024, 02:02

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:meris_wp_theme_project:meris_wp_theme::::::wordpress::*
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e20292af-939a-4cb1-91e4-5ff6aa0c7fbe -~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e20292af-939a-4cb1-91e4-5ff6aa0c7fbe - Third Party Advisory
First Time		Meris Wp Theme Project Meris Wp Theme Project meris Wp Theme
CWE		CWE-79
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.1

22 Jan 2024, 20:28

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-22 20:15

Updated : 2025-05-30 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-7194

Mitre link : CVE-2023-7194

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-7194

JSON object : View

Products Affected

meris_wp_theme_project

meris_wp_theme

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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