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CVE-2023-50827 (GCVE-0-2023-50827)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-21 14:48 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08
VLAI
Title
WordPress Accredible Certificates & Open Badges Plugin <= 1.4.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Accredible Accredible Certificates & Open Badges allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Accredible Certificates & Open Badges: from n/a through 1.4.8.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Accredible Accredible Certificates & Open Badges Affected: n/a , ≤ 1.4.8 (custom)
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Credits
emad (Patchstack Alliance)
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