CVE-2023-28493 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth (subscriber+) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Macho Themes NewsMag theme <= 2.4.4 versions.

Published: 2023-05-08

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

Macho Themes

NewsMag

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.4.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:machothemes:newsmag:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-32163	Auth (subscriber+) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Macho Themes NewsMag theme <= 2.4.4 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 0.00181.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/newsmag/wordpress-newsmag-theme-2-4-4-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Machothemes Newsmag

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-05-08T14:25:41.651Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:16.089Z

Reserved: 2023-03-16T11:18:18.236Z

Link: CVE-2023-28493

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:38:25.481Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-08T15:15:10.910

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:55:13.470

Link: CVE-2023-28493

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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