CVE-2023-50371

Summary

The vulnerability with the CVE ID CVE-2023-50371 affects the "Advanced Page Visit Counter – Most Wanted Analytics Plugin" for WordPress, specifically versions from n/a through 8.0.6. This vulnerability is classified as a "Cross-site Scripting" (XSS) issue, resulting from improper neutralization of input during web page generation. The vulnerability allows for stored XSS attacks. The risk score for this vulnerability is 25 out of 100, indicating a moderate level of risk. The base severity is rated as MEDIUM with a base score of 5.4 according to the CVSS:3.1 vector string. The potential danger it poses to an organization includes the potential for unauthorized access and manipulation of user data, as well as the possibility of executing malicious scripts within the affected website or application. To remediate this vulnerability, it is recommended to update to a version higher than 8.0.6 or apply any patches or fixes provided by the plugin developer to address this specific issue and ensure the security of WordPress installations using this plugin.

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