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CVE-2023-2835

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-2835 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 1.2.3. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization of the 'search' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wpdirectorykit:wp_directory_kit:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
>= 0, <= 1.2.3CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:wpdirectorykit:wp_directory_kit:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
50.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0073 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / Don-H50/wp-vul/blob/main/WDK-xss-exploit.md
ExploitThird Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/2917413/wpdirectorykit/trunk/application/views/wdk_messages/index.php
Patch
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/847f1c00-0e8f-4d38-84af-fe959e2efe5c
PatchThird Party Advisory