CVE-2023-23828 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Swashata WP Category Post List Widget plugin <= 2.0.3 versions.

Published: 2023-08-10

Score: 6.5 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

Swashata

WP Category Post List Widget

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.0.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:swas:wp_category_post_list:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-27914	Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Swashata WP Category Post List Widget plugin <= 2.0.3 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 0.00097.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-category-posts-list/wordpress-wp-category-post-list-widget-plugin-2-0-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_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

Swas Wp Category Post List

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-08-10T12:22:15.735Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:03.205Z

Reserved: 2023-01-18T09:27:52.547Z

Link: CVE-2023-23828

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:42:26.261Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-10T13:15:09.733

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:46:54.530

Link: CVE-2023-23828

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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