CVE-2023-52197 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Impactpixel Ads Invalid Click Protection allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ads Invalid Click Protection: from n/a through 1.0.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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 0.00116.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Impactpixel Subscribe	Ads Invalid Click Protection Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:impactpixel:ads_invalid_click_protection:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-56870	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Impactpixel Ads Invalid Click Protection allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Ads Invalid Click Protection: from n/a through 1.0.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ads-invalid-click-protection/wordpress-ads-invalid-click-protection-plugin-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:15:00 +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: 2024-01-08T20:25:05.791Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T20:39:13.463Z

Reserved: 2023-12-29T11:10:04.680Z

Link: CVE-2023-52197

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:55:41.406Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-08T21:15:10.040

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:39:22.773

Link: CVE-2023-52197

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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