CVE-2023-31220 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-EXPERTS.IN TEAM WP Categories Widget plugin <= 2.2 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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 0.00083.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wp-experts	Wp-categories-widget

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp-experts:wp-categories-widget:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-35535	Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP-EXPERTS.IN TEAM WP Categories Widget plugin <= 2.2 versions.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-categories-widget/wordpress-wp-categories-widget-plugin-2-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:15:00 +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: 2023-09-04T10:24:37.344Z

Updated: 2025-02-19T21:24:21.433Z

Reserved: 2023-04-25T12:01:56.446Z

Link: CVE-2023-31220

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T14:53:30.604Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-04T11:15:40.123

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:01:38.983

Link: CVE-2023-31220

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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