What is CVE-2023-0421?

CVE-2023-0421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud Manager Project, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-0421?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0421 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Cloud Manager Project

CVE-2023-0421

The Cloud Manager WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitise and escape the query param ricerca before outputting it in an admin panel, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trick a logged in admin to trigger a XSS payload by clicking a link.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cloud_manager_project Cloud_manager
Unknown Cloud Manager — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-0421?: CVE-2023-0421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud Manager Project, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-0421?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0421 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.