XSS in Richplugins Plugin For Google Reviews
CVE-2023-6884
This plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the 'place_id' attribute. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a8971d54-b54e-4e62-9db2-fa87d… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.svn.wordpress.org/widget-google-reviews/tags/3.1/includes/class-feed-sh… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
- advisory.abay.sh/cve-2023-6884 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6884?
- CVE-2023-6884 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Richplugins Plugin For Google Reviews, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-02-05.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6884?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6884 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.