XSS in Vcita Online Booking \& Scheduling Calendar
CVE-2023-2298
The Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'business_id' parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.3.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e6a0bf9-4767-4d4c-9a1e-adcb3… (Third Party Advisory)
- blog.jonh.eu/blog/security-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins-by-vcita (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2930545/meeting-scheduler-by-vcita/trunk/v…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2298?
- CVE-2023-2298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vcita Online Booking \& Scheduling Calendar, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-06-03.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2298?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-2298 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.