CVE-2023-6005
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CVE-2023-6005 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The EventON WordPress plugin before 4.5.5, EventON WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The EventON WordPress plugin before 4.5.5, EventON WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Metrics
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Myeventon | Eventon | < 2.2.7 |
| Myeventon | Eventon | >= 4.0, < 4.5.5 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fa4eea26-0611-4fa8-a947-f78ddf46a56a/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fa4eea26-0611-4fa8-a947-f78ddf46a56a/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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