CVE-2023-23987 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration plugin <= 2.3.0 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00063.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wpeverest	User Registration

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpeverest:user_registration:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-28051	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration plugin <= 2.3.0 versions.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 2.3.1 or a higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/user-registration/wordpress-user-registration-custom-registration-form-login-form-and-user-profile-for-wordpress-plugin-2-3-0-cross-site-scripting-xss?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-04-06T05:22:56.281Z

Updated: 2025-01-10T19:11:03.879Z

Reserved: 2023-01-20T09:29:05.599Z

Link: CVE-2023-23987

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:49:08.742Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-06T06:15:09.067

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:47:12.837

Link: CVE-2023-23987

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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