CVE-2023-1614

The WP Custom Author URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56abd1e2-0ea9-47f7-9a1b-2093ac15d39c	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/56abd1e2-0ea9-47f7-9a1b-2093ac15d39c	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wp_custom_author_url_project:wp_custom_author_url:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

30 Jan 2025, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-79

Information

Published : 2023-05-02 08:15

Updated : 2025-01-30 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-1614

Mitre link : CVE-2023-1614

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-1614

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wp_custom_author_url_project

wp_custom_author_url

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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