CVE-2023-6737

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.1 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jan 11, 2024
Updated: Jan 17, 2024
CWE ID 79

Summary

CVE-2023-6737 is a vulnerability in the Enable Media Replace plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 4.1.4. The vulnerability allows for Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks through the SHORTPIXEL_DEBUG parameter, due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. Attackers who can trick users into clicking on a link can inject arbitrary web scripts, potentially compromising the security of pages that execute these scripts. To remediate the vulnerability, it is recommended to update the plugin to a version that addresses the issue. This vulnerability poses a medium risk to organizations, with a base severity score of 6.1 according to NIST's National Vulnerability Database (NVD).

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