CVE-2023-2168 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the TaxoPress plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 3.6.4. The vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the Suggest Terms Title field, allowing authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject malicious web scripts. The CVSS score is 4.8 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in low impact to confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:taxopress:taxopress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.