CVE-2023-1982 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Front Editor WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 4.0.4. This flaw allows high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient sanitization of form settings, even if the unfiltered_html capability is restricted. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 4.8), an attacker would need high privileges and user interaction to exploit this, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aleksanaharonyan:front_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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