Vulnerability in Tagdiv Composer

CVE-2023-1596

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

EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th 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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1596?
CVE-2023-1596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tagdiv Composer, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-1596?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1596 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.