XSS in Benaceur-Php Restrict Usernames Emails Characters
CVE-2023-6165
The Restrict Usernames Emails Characters WordPress plugin before 3.1.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.004 (33.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Benaceur-php Restrict_usernames_emails_characters
- Unknown Restrict Usernames Emails Characters — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6165?
- CVE-2023-6165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Benaceur-Php Restrict Usernames Emails Characters, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2024-01-29.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6165?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6165 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.