Medium severity · published Mar 26, 2024
CVE-2023-7251
WordPress User Submitted Posts plugin <= 20230901 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts allows Stored XSS.This issue affects User Submitted Posts: from n/a through 20230901.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
US
User Submitted Posts · Jeff Starr
through 20230901 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7251
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7251
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/user-submitted-posts/wordpress-user-submitted-posts-plugin-20230901-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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