CVE-2023-2489 — MEDIUM (4.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-2489?

CVE-2023-2489 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2023-2489?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Trumani Stop Spammers.

Vulnerability Description

The Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms WordPress plugin before 2023 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

CVSS Score

4.8

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Trumani	Stop Spammers	< 2023

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dcbe3334-357a-4744-b50c-309d10cca30dExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dcbe3334-357a-4744-b50c-309d10cca30dExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-2489?

CVE-2023-2489 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM). The Stop Spammers Security | Block Spam Users, Comments, Forms WordPress plugin before 2023 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to p...

How severe is CVE-2023-2489?

CVE-2023-2489 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-2489?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Trumani Stop Spammers.