PT-2023-27506 · Unknown · Plausible Analytics

Le Ngoc Anh · Published 2023-09-06 · Updated 2023-09-08 · CVE-2023-40553

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 Plausible Analytics plugin versions 1.3.3 and earlier

Description The issue is an Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker can inject malicious scripts into a website, potentially allowing them to steal user data or take control of the user's session.

Recommendations For versions 1.3.3 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.3.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Plausible Analytics plugin until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40553

Affected Products

Plausible Analytics

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40553 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40553 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1699356414727401779 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1699372927072821574 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/69964 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/plausible-analytics/wordpress-plausible-analytics-plugin-1-3-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-40553 · Note