CVE-2023-22679 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nicolas Lemoine WP Better Emails plugin <= 0.4 versions.

Published: 2023-03-20

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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

Nicolas Lemoine

WP Better Emails

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 0.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp_better_emails_project:wp_better_emails:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-26808	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nicolas Lemoine WP Better Emails plugin <= 0.4 versions.

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 0.00207.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-better-emails/wordpress-wp-better-emails-plugin-0-4-cross-site-scripting-xss?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wp Better Emails Project Wp Better Emails

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-03-20T11:31:57.524Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:58.680Z

Reserved: 2023-01-06T12:02:53.057Z

Link: CVE-2023-22679

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:13:49.948Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-20T12:15:11.260

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:45:12.270

Link: CVE-2023-22679

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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