CVE-2023-23999 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MonsterInsights plugin <= 8.14.0 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 0.00077.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Monsterinsights Subscribe	Google Analytics Dashboard Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:monsterinsights:google_analytics_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-28063	Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MonsterInsights plugin <= 8.14.0 versions.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 8.14.1 or a higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/google-analytics-for-wordpress/wordpress-google-analytics-by-monsterinsights-plugin-8-14-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-05-18T10:14:41.558Z

Updated: 2025-01-09T15:13:47.737Z

Reserved: 2023-01-20T09:29:07.015Z

Link: CVE-2023-23999

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:49:09.106Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-18T11:15:09.293

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:47:14.260

Link: CVE-2023-23999

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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