XSS in S-Sols Seraphinite Accelerator
CVE-2023-5609
The Seraphinite Accelerator WordPress plugin before 2.2.29 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- S-Sols Seraphinite Accelerator
- Seraphinite Accelerator — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/aac4bcc8-b826-4165-aed3-f422dd178692 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5609?
- CVE-2023-5609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in S-Sols Seraphinite Accelerator, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-11-20.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5609?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5609 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.