CVE-2023-6165

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.8 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jan 29, 2024
Updated: Feb 3, 2024
CWE ID 79

Summary

CVE-2023-6165 is a vulnerability in the Restrict Usernames Emails Characters WordPress plugin before version 3.1.4. This vulnerability allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed. The vulnerability has a base severity of MEDIUM with a base score of 4.8 according to NIST's National Vulnerability Database (NVD). The affected products include various versions of the plugin and pose a potential danger to organizations using these versions. To remediate the vulnerability, it is recommended to update the plugin to version 3.1.4 or later.

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