CVE-2023-4811 (GCVE-0-2023-4811)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-16 19:39 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:11
VLAI?
Title
WordPress File Upload < 4.23.3 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The WordPress File Upload WordPress plugin before 4.23.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as contributors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f9271f2-4de4-4b… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown WordPress File Upload Affected: 0 , < 4.23.3 (custom)
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Credits
FAIYAZ AHMAD WPScan
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