What is CVE-2023-1602?

CVE-2023-1602 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaizencoders Short Url, classified under CWE-79 IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF INPUT DURING WEB PAGE GENERATION ('CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING'). CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-06-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-1602?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1602 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Kaizencoders Short Url

CVE-2023-1602

The Short URL plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'comment' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Kaizencoders Short Url — versions 1.6.4
Kaizencoders Short_url

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Release Notes)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1602?: CVE-2023-1602 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaizencoders Short Url, classified under CWE-79 IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF INPUT DURING WEB PAGE GENERATION ('CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING'). CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-06-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-1602?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1602 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.