PT-2023-16692 · WordPress · The Help Desk Wp

Ameen Alkurdy · Published 2023-05-15 · Updated 2025-01-24 · CVE-2023-1019

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Help Desk WP WordPress plugin version 1.2.0 and earlier

Description The issue is related to the lack of sanitization and escaping of certain parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For The Help Desk WP WordPress plugin version 1.2.0 and earlier, consider updating to a newer version that addresses the issue of sanitizing and escaping parameters to prevent Cross-Site Scripting attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1019

Affected Products

The Help Desk Wp

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a6331ca8-9603-4134-af39-8e77ac9d511c · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1019 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1019 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/108578 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/64132 · Telegram Post