What is CVE-2023-2354?

CVE-2023-2354 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sureshchand Chp Ads Block Detector, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2023-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-2354?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2354 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Sureshchand Chp Ads Block Detector

CVE-2023-2354

The CHP Ads Block Detector plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings reachable though an AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 3.9.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, 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 (38.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Sureshchand Chp_ads_block_detector
Sureshchand12a Chp Ads Block Detector — versions 0

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)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2354?: CVE-2023-2354 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sureshchand Chp Ads Block Detector, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2023-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-2354?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2354 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.