Medium severity · published Oct 13, 2023
CVE-2023-38000
Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress core 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.1.3, from 6.0 through 6.0.5,…
5.4
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress core 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.1.3, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7 and Gutenberg plugin <= 16.8.0 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
5.9 through 5.9.7; 6.0 through 6.0.5; 6.1 through 6.1.3; 6.2 through 6.2.2; 6.3 through 6.3.1 · source: NVD
GU
Gutenberg · Wordpress
through 16.8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38000
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38000
Exploit
https://patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-core-6-3-2-security-update-technical-advisory?_s_id=cve
Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gutenberg/wordpress-gutenberg-plugin-16-8-0-contributor-stored-xss-in-navigation-links-block-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress/wordpress-core-6-3-2-contributor-stored-xss-in-navigation-links-block-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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