PT-2023-15969 · WordPress · Custom Add User Wordpress Plugin

Shreya Pohekar · Published 2023-02-27 · Updated 2025-03-10 · CVE-2023-0043

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Custom Add User WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.0.3

Description The issue is related to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting problem. It occurs because a parameter is not properly sanitised and escaped before being outputted back in the page. This could be exploited against high-privilege users, such as administrators.

Recommendations For Custom Add User WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.0.3, update to version 2.0.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0043

Affected Products

Custom Add User Wordpress Plugin

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e012f23a-7daf-4ef3-b116-d0e2ed5bd0a3 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0043 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0043 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/114111 · Telegram Post