PT-2023-26245 · WordPress · Wordpress+1

Edouard Lamoine + 1 · Published 2023-10-13 · Updated 2024-05-08 · CVE-2023-38000

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 WordPress core versions 5.9 through 5.9.7 WordPress core versions 6.0 through 6.0.5 WordPress core versions 6.1 through 6.1.3 WordPress core versions 6.2 through 6.2.2 WordPress core versions 6.3 through 6.3.1 Gutenberg plugin versions <= 16.8.0

Description The issue is an Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker can inject malicious scripts into the website, which can then be executed by other users, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. The vulnerability affects WordPress core and the Gutenberg plugin.

Recommendations For WordPress core versions 5.9 through 5.9.7, update to a version later than 5.9.7. For WordPress core versions 6.0 through 6.0.5, update to a version later than 6.0.5. For WordPress core versions 6.1 through 6.1.3, update to a version later than 6.1.3. For WordPress core versions 6.2 through 6.2.2, update to a version later than 6.2.2. For WordPress core versions 6.3 through 6.3.1, update to a version later than 6.3.1. For Gutenberg plugin versions <= 16.8.0, update to a version later than 16.8.0.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BIT-WORDPRESS-2023-38000

BIT-WORDPRESS-MULTISITE-2023-38000

CVE-2023-38000

DSA-5685-1

Affected Products

Gutenberg

Wordpress

References · 28

• 🔥 https://github.com/pog007/CVE-2023-5561-PoC · Exploit
• 🔥 https://patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-core-6-3-2-security-update-technical-advisory?_s_id=cve · Exploit
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5561 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38000 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38000 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-31210 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BIT-wordpress-multisite-2023-38000 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38000 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-38000 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-03120 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5685-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38000 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wordpress · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2745 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38000 · Security Note