CVE-2023-1119
CVSS 3.1 Score 6.1 of 10 (medium)
Details
Summary
CVE-2023-1119 refers to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP-Optimize plugin before version 3.2.13 and the SrbTransLatin plugin before version 2.4.1 for WordPress. These plugins utilize a third-party library that fails to properly escape certain HTML characters, enabling attackers to inject malicious scripts into unsuspecting users' websites when they visit a specially crafted page. The vulnerability poses a serious security risk, potentially allowing unauthorized access to user data or the ability to execute arbitrary code. Users are advised to update these plugins to their latest versions to mitigate the threat.
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