CVE-2023-28931 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Never5 Post Connector plugin <= 1.0.9 versions.

Published: 2023-08-08

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

Never5

Post Connector

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.0.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:never5:post_connector:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-32551	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Never5 Post Connector plugin <= 1.0.9 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 0.00086.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/post-connector/wordpress-post-connector-plugin-1-0-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:30:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Never5 Post Connector

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-08-08T12:35:44.360Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:17.011Z

Reserved: 2023-03-28T06:52:44.956Z

Link: CVE-2023-28931

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T13:51:38.964Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-08T13:15:10.330

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:56:15.133

Link: CVE-2023-28931

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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