CVE-2023-47853 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in myCred myCred – Points, Rewards, Gamification, Ranks, Badges & Loyalty Plugin allows Stored XSS.This issue affects myCred – Points, Rewards, Gamification, Ranks, Badges & Loyalty Plugin: from n/a through 2.6.1.

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 0.00181.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wpexperts	Mycred

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpexperts:mycred:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-51948	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in myCred myCred – Points, Rewards, Gamification, Ranks, Badges & Loyalty Plugin allows Stored XSS.This issue affects myCred – Points, Rewards, Gamification, Ranks, Badges & Loyalty Plugin: from n/a through 2.6.1.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/mycred/wordpress-mycred-plugin-2-6-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wpexperts Wpexperts mycred
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:mycred:mycred::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:wpexperts:mycred::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products	Mycred Mycred mycred	Wpexperts Wpexperts mycred

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:30:00 +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: 2023-11-30T16:49:11.630Z

Updated: 2024-10-01T15:48:22.803Z

Reserved: 2023-11-13T01:08:38.452Z

Link: CVE-2023-47853

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:16:43.667Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-30T17:15:10.523

Modified: 2025-10-17T16:52:50.380

Link: CVE-2023-47853

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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