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2 vulnerabilities by gnpublisher
CVE-2023-1080 (GCVE-0-2023-1080)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-02-28 12:52 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:05
VLAI
Title
GN Publisher <= 1.5.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The GN Publisher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘tab’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnpublisher | GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.5.5
(semver)
|
Credits
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CVE-2023-1080 (GCVE-0-2023-1080)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-28 12:52 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:05
VLAI
Title
GN Publisher <= 1.5.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The GN Publisher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘tab’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnpublisher | GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds |
Affected:
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(semver)
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