What is CVE-2023-0422?

CVE-2023-0422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Article Directory Project, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-0422?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-0422 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Article Directory Project

CVE-2023-0422

The Article Directory WordPress plugin through 1.3 does not properly sanitize the `publish_terms_text` setting before displaying it in the administration panel, which may enable administrators to conduct Stored XSS attacks in multisite contexts.

EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Article_directory_project Article_directory
Unknown Article Directory — 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-2023-0422?: CVE-2023-0422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Article Directory Project, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-0422?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-0422 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.