How severe is CVE-2023-2169?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2169 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Stevejburge Tag, Category, And Taxonomy Manager – Ai Autotagger With Openai

CVE-2023-2169

The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Related Posts functionality in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Stevejburge Tag, Category, And Taxonomy Manager – Ai Autotagger With Openai — versions 0
Taxopress

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2169?: CVE-2023-2169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Stevejburge Tag, Category, And Taxonomy Manager – Ai Autotagger With Openai, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-2169?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2169 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.