CVE-2023-5609 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Seraphinite Accelerator WordPress plugin prior to version 2.2.29. This flaw stems from improper sanitization and escaping of a parameter before it is outputted on the page. Rated 6.1 MEDIUM on the CVSS scale, this vulnerability can be exploited without authentication (AV:N, PR:N) but requires user interaction (UI:R) to achieve impact, potentially leading to information disclosure and limited integrity compromise (C:L, I:L) against high-privilege users like administrators. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:s-sols:seraphinite_accelerator:*:*:*:*:*: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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.