Medium severity · published Apr 6, 2023
CVE-2023-23987
WordPress User Registration Plugin <= 2.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
4.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration plugin <= 2.3.0 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UR
User Registration · WPEverest
through 2.3.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23987
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23987
Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/user-registration/wordpress-user-registration-custom-registration-form-login-form-and-user-profile-for-wordpress-plugin-2-3-0-cross-site-scripting-xss?_s_id=cve
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