CVE-2023-1780 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Companion Sitemap Generator WordPress plugin prior to version 4.5.3. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts due to improper sanitization and escaping of parameters, potentially impacting high-privilege users like administrators. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but can be exploited remotely (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), leading to potential information disclosure and integrity issues (C:L/I:L). While no active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or ExploitDB entries exist, Nuclei templates are available, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:codeermeneer:companion_sitemap_generator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.