CVE-2023-0424

MS-Reviews <= 1.5 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS

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Published Apr 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The MS-Reviews WordPress plugin through 1.5 does not sanitise and escape reviews, which could allow users any authenticated users, such as Subscribers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

MS-Reviews

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ms-reviews_project:ms-reviews:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12481	The MS-Reviews WordPress plugin through 1.5 does not sanitise and escape reviews, which could allow users any authenticated users, such as Subscribers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.441% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b0f8713f-54b2-4ab2-a475-60a1692a50e9

History

Feb 4, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Ms-reviews Project Ms-reviews

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 4, 2025, 4:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Apr 24, 2023, 6:30 PM
Updated: Feb 4, 2025, 4:16 PM
Reserved: Jan 20, 2023, 8:51 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:10 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:10 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 24, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

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