PT-2023-19239 · WordPress · Swashata Wp Category Post List Widget

István Márton + 1 · Published 2023-08-10 · Updated 2023-08-16 · CVE-2023-23828

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Swashata WP Category Post List Widget plugin versions <= 2.0.3

Description The issue is related to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker with contributor or higher privileges to inject malicious scripts into the application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information provided about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions <= 2.0.3, update to a version higher than 2.0.3 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about other specific fixes for this vulnerability.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-23828

Affected Products

Swashata Wp Category Post List Widget

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23828 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23828 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1689649032048914433 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68199 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-category-posts-list/wordpress-wp-category-post-list-widget-plugin-2-0-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note