CVE-2023-4423 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP Event Manager plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 3.1.37.1. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input sanitization, allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious web scripts into pages. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium), indicating a network attack vector with low complexity, requiring high privileges and user interaction, and resulting in low impact to confidentiality and integrity. While it only affects multi-site installations or those with unfiltered_html disabled, there is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.1.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp-eventmanager:wp_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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