CVE-2023-2169 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-2169 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 19/04/2023 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: stevejburge | Product: TaxoPress is the WordPress Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-2169 Description

The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Related Posts functionality in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ( Cross-site Scripting )
Source: stevejburge

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).