CVE-2023-0421 (GCVE-0-2023-0421)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-08 13:58 – Updated: 2025-05-05 16:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cloud Manager <= 1.0 - Reflected XSS
Summary
The Cloud Manager WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitise and escape the query param ricerca before outputting it in an admin panel, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trick a logged in admin to trigger a XSS payload by clicking a link.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:30 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a356fea0-f143-47… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Cloud Manager |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.0
(custom)
|
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