CVE-2023-5205

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.4 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Oct 21, 2023
Updated: Nov 7, 2023
CWE ID 79

Summary

CVE-2023-5205 is a vulnerability affecting the Add Custom Body Class plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 1.4.1. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute when a user accesses an injected page. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, leading to stored cross-site scripting attacks. The affected products are 'tKactP' and 'tKactQ'. To remediate this vulnerability, users should update the plugin to the latest version available. This vulnerability poses a medium risk with a base severity score of 5.4, low privileges required, and required user interaction. The impact on integrity and confidentiality is low, while the availability impact is none according to the CVSS:3.1 vector string provided by NIST.

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