CVE-2023-2579

InventoryPress <= 1.7 - Author+ Stored XSS

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Published Jul 17, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The InventoryPress WordPress plugin through 1.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow users with the role of author and above 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

InventoryPress

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:inventorypress_project:inventorypress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No remediation available yet

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

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: 1.1% (1.129% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/daniloalbuqrque/poc-cve-xss-inventory-press-plugin
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3cfcb8cc-9c4f-409c-934f-9f3f043de6fe

History

Oct 30, 2024 4:15 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

Inventorypress Project Inventorypress

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 30, 2024, 3:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jul 17, 2023, 1:29 PM
Updated: Oct 30, 2024, 3:05 PM
Reserved: May 8, 2023, 1:04 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:26 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:26 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 17, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM

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