CVE-2023-38000 is an authenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting WordPress core versions 6.0 through 6.3.1 and the Gutenberg plugin up to version 16.8.0, allowing contributors and higher roles to inject malicious scripts. With a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM), it requires user interaction and authenticated access, but successful exploitation could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.9, <= 5.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.0, <= 6.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.1, <= 6.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, <= 6.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.3, <= 6.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.