XSS in Prasadkirpekar Wp Meta And Date Remover

CVE-2023-4823

The WP Meta and Date Remover WordPress plugin before 2.2.0 provides an AJAX endpoint for configuring the plugin settings. This endpoint has no capability checks and does not sanitize the user input, which is then later output unescaped. Allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber change them and perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4823?
CVE-2023-4823 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prasadkirpekar Wp Meta And Date Remover, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-4823?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-4823 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.