CVE-2023-23491 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin, version < 9.7.5, is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 'category' parameter of its 'qem_ajax_calendar' action.

Published: 2023-01-20

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 11.1% 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

Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 9.7.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fullworksplugins:quick_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-27591	The Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin, version < 9.7.5, is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 'category' parameter of its 'qem_ajax_calendar' action.

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 0.11089.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Fullworksplugins Quick Event Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2023-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-03T20:07:05.591Z

Reserved: 2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-23491

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:35:32.177Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-20T19:15:18.493

Modified: 2025-04-03T20:15:22.710

Link: CVE-2023-23491

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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