CVE-2023-45837 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in XYDAC Ultimate Taxonomy Manager plugin <= 2.0 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

XYDAC

Ultimate Taxonomy Manager

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xydac:ultimate_taxonomy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-50107	Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in XYDAC Ultimate Taxonomy Manager plugin <= 2.0 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/ultimate-taxonomy-manager/wordpress-ultimate-taxonomy-manager-plugin-2-0-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

Xydac Ultimate Taxonomy Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-10-24T12:49:10.570Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:44.584Z

Reserved: 2023-10-13T15:14:01.755Z

Link: CVE-2023-45837

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:29:32.315Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T18:17:35.260

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:27:27.587

Link: CVE-2023-45837

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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