CVE-2023-3041 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Autochat Automatic Conversation WordPress plugin through 1.1.7 does not sanitise and escape user input before outputting it back on the page, leading to a cross-site Scripting attack.

Published: 2023-07-17

Score: 6.1 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

Unknown

Autochat Automatic Conversation

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.1.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:autochat:automatic_conversation:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-43733	The Autochat Automatic Conversation WordPress plugin through 1.1.7 does not sanitise and escape user input before outputting it back on the page, leading to a cross-site Scripting attack.

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 0.00193.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/93cad990-b6be-4ee1-9cdf-0211a7fe6c96

History

Mon, 05 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Autochat Automatic Conversation

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-07-17T13:29:50.069Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T15:56:01.124Z

Reserved: 2023-06-01T17:19:11.315Z

Link: CVE-2023-3041

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:41:04.171Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-17T14:15:10.783

Modified: 2025-05-05T16:15:43.800

Link: CVE-2023-3041

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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