CVE-2023-24378 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Codeat Glossary plugin <= 2.1.27 versions.

Published: 2023-04-06

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Codeat

Glossary

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.1.27

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codeat:glossary:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 2.1.28 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-28434	Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Codeat Glossary plugin <= 2.1.27 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 0.0027.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/glossary-by-codeat/wordpress-glossary-plugin-2-1-27-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_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'}`

Subscriptions

Codeat Glossary

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-04-06T13:48:16.650Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:05.300Z

Reserved: 2023-01-23T18:16:47.036Z

Link: CVE-2023-24378

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:56:03.498Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-06T14:15:08.107

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:47:44.630

Link: CVE-2023-24378

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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