What is CVE-2023-2254?

CVE-2023-2254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ko-Fi Button, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-2254?

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

Is CVE-2023-2254 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Ko-Fi Button

CVE-2023-2254

The Ko-fi Button WordPress plugin before 1.3.3 does not properly some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup), and we consider it a low risk.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (37.0th 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

Ko-fi Ko-fi_button
Unknown Ko-fi Button — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2254?: CVE-2023-2254 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ko-Fi Button, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-2254?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2254 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.