CVE-2023-0043 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Custom Add User WordPress plugin through 2.0.2 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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00117.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Add User Project	Add User

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:add_user_project:add_user:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e012f23a-7daf-4ef3-b116-d0e2ed5bd0a3

History

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-27T15:24:41.583Z

Updated: 2025-03-10T18:16:21.957Z

Reserved: 2023-01-04T06:27:36.075Z

Link: CVE-2023-0043

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:54:32.596Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-27T16:15:11.580

Modified: 2025-03-10T19:15:36.813

Link: CVE-2023-0043

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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