Stored Cross-Site Scripting in TaxoPress Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-2169

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
TaxoPress is the WordPress Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 April 2023

What is CVE-2023-2169?

The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input validation and output escaping in its Related Posts feature. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with Editor+ permissions to insert malicious scripts into web pages. When another user accesses an affected page, the injected script executes, potentially leading to unwanted actions or data exposure.

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Affected Version(s)

TaxoPress is the WordPress Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager * <= 3.6.4

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-tags/tr...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Ivan Kuzymchak
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