PT-2023-19831 · WordPress · Stop Spammers Security

Erwan Lr · Published 2023-06-05 · Updated 2025-01-08 · CVE-2023-2488

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 The Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms WordPress plugin versions prior to 2023

Description The issue is related to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting problem. It occurs because various parameters are not properly sanitised and escaped before being outputted back in admin dashboard pages. This could be exploited against high-privilege users, such as admins.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2023, update to a version released in 2023 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to admin dashboard pages to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2488

Affected Products

Stop Spammers Security

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/60226669-0b7b-441f-93d4-b5933e69478f · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2488 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/52100 · Telegram Post