CVE-2023-26539 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Chirkov Advanced Text Widget plugin <= 2.1.2 versions.

Published: 2023-06-22

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

Max Chirkov

Advanced Text Widget

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.1.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:advanced_text_widget_project:advanced_text_widget:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-30336	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Chirkov Advanced Text Widget plugin <= 2.1.2 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 0.00093.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/advanced-text-widget/wordpress-advanced-text-widget-plugin-2-1-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:15:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Advanced Text Widget Project Advanced Text Widget

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-06-22T11:50:05.284Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:12.814Z

Reserved: 2023-02-24T11:22:46.809Z

Link: CVE-2023-26539

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:53:53.476Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-22T12:15:11.277

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:51:42.423

Link: CVE-2023-26539

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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