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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gutenberg Team
- WordPress Gutenberg
- WordPress
- Wordpress.org WordPress — versions 6.3, 6.2, 6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-core-6-3-2-security-update-technical-advisory (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress/wordpress-core-6-3-2-contributo… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gutenberg/wordpress-gutenberg-plugin-16-8… (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.