CVE-2023-4970
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CVE-2023-4970 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The PubyDoc WordPress plugin through 2.0.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The PubyDoc WordPress plugin through 2.0.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pubydoc | Pubydoc | <= 2.0.6 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/845bbfdd-fe9f-487c-91a0-5fe10403d8a2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/845bbfdd-fe9f-487c-91a0-5fe10403d8a2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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