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GHSA-8VF4-CP85-X9V7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-20 21:30 – Updated: 2023-01-26 21:30

Details

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

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  "modified": "2023-01-26T21:30:30Z",
  "published": "2023-01-20T21:30:29Z",
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CVE-2023-23491 (GCVE-0-2023-23491)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-03 20:07

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

Assigner

tenable

References

URL

Tags

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2023-3

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin	Affected: < 9.7.5

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-8VF4-CP85-X9V7

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

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