PT-2023-29349 · WordPress · Wpjohnny Comment Reply Email

Yebin Lee · Published 2023-10-18 · Updated 2023-10-30 · CVE-2023-45008

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WPJohnny Comment Reply Email plugin versions 1.0.3 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker with admin+ privileges can inject malicious scripts into the application, which can then be executed by other users. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For WPJohnny Comment Reply Email plugin versions 1.0.3 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.0.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's administrative interface to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-45008

Affected Products

Wpjohnny Comment Reply Email

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45008 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45008 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1714556905505325415 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/comment-reply-email/wordpress-comment-reply-email-plugin-1-0-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72489 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1714591390858965369 · Twitter Post