PT-2023-21757 · Macho Themes · Newsmag

Brandon Roldan · Published 2023-05-08 · Updated 2023-05-11 · CVE-2023-28493

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 Macho Themes NewsMag theme versions <= 2.4.4

Description The issue is related to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This type of vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into a website, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. The estimated number of potentially affected devices and details about real-world incidents are not provided.

Recommendations For versions <= 2.4.4, update to a version higher than 2.4.4 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about other mitigation measures for this vulnerability.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-28493

Affected Products

Newsmag

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28493 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28493 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/newsmag/wordpress-newsmag-theme-2-4-4-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/63446 · Telegram Post