CVE-2023-39921 WordPress Molongui Plugin <= 4.6.19 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

2023-11-3015:47:35

CWE-79

Patchstack

www.cve.org

cve-2023-39921

wordpress

molongui

plugin

xss

cross site scripting

vulnerability

web page generation

5.9 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

14.2%

JSON

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’) vulnerability in Molongui Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui: from n/a through 4.6.19.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "packageName": "molongui-authorship",
    "product": "Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui",
    "vendor": "Molongui",
    "versions": [
      {
        "changes": [
          {
            "at": "4.6.20",
            "status": "unaffected"
          }
        ],
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.6.19",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "n/a",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/molongui-authorship/wordpress-author-box-for-authors-co-authors-multiple-authors-and-guest-authors-molongui-plugin-4-6-19-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve