CVE-2023-23491 (GCVE-0-2023-23491)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-03 20:07
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Summary
The Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin, version < 9.7.5, is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 'category' parameter of its 'qem_ajax_calendar' action.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin Affected: < 9.7.5
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