CVE-2023-3965

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.1 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Oct 20, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023
CWE ID 79
CWE ID 1321

Summary

CVE-2023-3965 is a vulnerability affecting the nsc theme for WordPress up to version 1.0, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks through prototype pollution. This occurs due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The vulnerability can be exploited if a user is tricked into clicking on a malicious link, leading to the injection of arbitrary web scripts. The base severity of this vulnerability is rated as MEDIUM, with a base score of 6.1 out of 10. The impact on integrity and confidentiality is low, while the attack vector is through the network and user interaction is required. The availability impact is none, and there are no privileges required for exploitation. To remediate this vulnerability, users should update their nsc theme for WordPress to a version that includes a fix for this issue.

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