XSS in Gutenberg Team
CVE-2023-38000
Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress core 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.1.3, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7 and Gutenberg plugin <= 16.8.0 versions.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.008 (52.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Gutenberg Team — versions n/a
- Wordpress Gutenberg
- Wordpress
- Wordpress.org Wordpress — versions 6.3, 6.2, 6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- audit@patchstack.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38000?
- CVE-2023-38000 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gutenberg Team, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38000?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-38000 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.