CVE-2023-0448 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WP Helper Lite WordPress plugin, in versions < 4.3, returns all GET parameters unsanitized in the response, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Published: 2023-01-24

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 27.7% Moderate

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

n/a

WP Helper Lite Wordpress Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions prior to version 4.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:matbao:wp_helper_premium:*:*:*:*:*: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 0.2765.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-3

History

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Matbao Wp Helper Premium

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-02T13:24:19.315Z

Reserved: 2023-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-0448

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:10:56.353Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-26T21:18:08.447

Modified: 2025-04-02T14:15:36.820

Link: CVE-2023-0448

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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