CVE-2023-45073 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Michael Koch Mendeley Plugin plugin <= 1.3.2 versions.

Published: 2023-10-18

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

Michael Koch

Mendeley Plugin

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.3.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kochm:mendeley_plugin:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-49394	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Michael Koch Mendeley Plugin plugin <= 1.3.2 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 0.00063.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/mendeleyplugin/wordpress-mendeley-plugin-plugin-1-3-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Kochm Mendeley Plugin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-10-18T12:51:29.272Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:42.868Z

Reserved: 2023-10-03T13:31:21.244Z

Link: CVE-2023-45073

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:14:19.715Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-18T13:15:09.407

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:26:20.167

Link: CVE-2023-45073

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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