CVE-2023-5614

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.4 of 10 (medium)

Details

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

Summary

CVE-2023-5614 is a vulnerability affecting the Theme Switcha plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 3.3. It is categorized as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The vulnerability has a base severity of MEDIUM, with a base score of 6.4 according to the CVSS:3.1 scoring system. The affected products include various versions of the Theme Switcha plugin (tJfV7y, tJfV7w, tJfV7x, etc.). To remediate this vulnerability, users should update the Theme Switcha plugin to a version that includes a fix for this issue. If left unpatched, this vulnerability poses potential danger to organizations by allowing attackers to execute malicious scripts on compromised websites.

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