CVE-2023-45772 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Scribit Proofreading plugin <= 1.0.11 versions.

Published: 2023-10-24

Score: 7.1 High

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

Scribit

Proofreading

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.0.11

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:scribit:proofreading:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-50061	Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Scribit Proofreading plugin <= 1.0.11 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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 0.00193.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/proofreading/wordpress-proofreading-plugin-1-0-11-reflected-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

Scribit Proofreading

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-10-24T12:18:44.978Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:44.379Z

Reserved: 2023-10-12T14:57:39.224Z

Link: CVE-2023-45772

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:29:32.405Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T18:17:34.813

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:27:20.787

Link: CVE-2023-45772

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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