What is CVE-2023-6161?

CVE-2023-6161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeum Wp_crowdfunding, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-6161?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6161 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Themeum Wp_crowdfunding

CVE-2023-6161

The WP Crowdfunding WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 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)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Themeum Wp_crowdfunding
Unknown Wp Crowdfunding — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6161?: CVE-2023-6161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeum Wp_crowdfunding, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-6161?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6161 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.