CVE-2023-45829 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HappyBox Newsletter & Bulk Email Sender – Email Newsletter Plugin for WordPress plugin <= 2.0.1 versions.

Published: 2023-10-24

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

HappyBox

Newsletter & Bulk Email Sender – Email Newsletter Plugin for WordPress

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.0.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:happybox:newsletter_\&_bulk_email_sender:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-50099	Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HappyBox Newsletter & Bulk Email Sender – Email Newsletter Plugin for WordPress plugin <= 2.0.1 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.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/newsletter-bulk-email/wordpress-newsletter-bulk-email-sender-plugin-2-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Happybox Newsletter \& Bulk Email Sender

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-10-24T12:24:08.080Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:44.339Z

Reserved: 2023-10-13T13:20:17.574Z

Link: CVE-2023-45829

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T18:17:34.953

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:29:36.703

Link: CVE-2023-45829

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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