tagDiv Composer < 4.0 - Reflected Cross-site Scripting
CVE-2023-1596

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Tagdiv Composer
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 4.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Affected Version(s)

tagDiv Composer 0 < 4.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-1596 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cada9be9-522a-4ce8-847d-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Truoc Phan
WPScan
.