CVE-2023-5691

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.4 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jan 11, 2024
Updated: Jan 18, 2024
CWE ID 79

Summary

CVE-2023-5691 is a vulnerability that affects the Chatbot for WordPress plugin, specifically version 2.3.9. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with administrator-level permissions or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The injection occurs through the admin settings due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. It is important to note that this vulnerability only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. Organizations using the affected plugin should update to a patched version as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability and prevent potential exploitation.

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