CVE-2023-0334 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ShortPixel Adaptive Images WordPress plugin before 3.6.3 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against any high privilege users such as admin

Published: 2023-02-27

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 8.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

ShortPixel Adaptive Images

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.6.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:shortpixel:shortpixel_adaptive_images:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08132.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b027a8db-0fd6-444d-b14a-0ae58f04f931

History

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Shortpixel Shortpixel Adaptive Images

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-27T15:24:25.925Z

Updated: 2025-03-10T18:06:31.947Z

Reserved: 2023-01-17T09:19:14.025Z

Link: CVE-2023-0334

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:10:55.496Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-27T16:15:12.047

Modified: 2025-03-10T18:15:25.830

Link: CVE-2023-0334

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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