What is CVE-2023-1025?

CVE-2023-1025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplefilelist Simple_file_list, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-1025?

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

Is CVE-2023-1025 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Simplefilelist Simple_file_list

CVE-2023-1025

The Simple File List WordPress plugin before 6.0.10 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 capabi…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.3th 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

Simplefilelist Simple_file_list
Unknown Simple File List — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

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-2023-1025?: CVE-2023-1025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Simplefilelist Simple_file_list, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-1025?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1025 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.