CVE-2023-0099

Simple URLs < 115 - Multiple Reflected XSS

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Published Feb 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Simple URLs WordPress plugin before 115 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in some pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Simple URLs

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 115

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:getlasso:simple_urls:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.740% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176983/WordPress-Simple-URLs-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fd50f2d6-e420-4220-b485-73f33227e8f8

History

Nov 21, 2024 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Getlasso Simple Urls

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 4:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Feb 13, 2023, 2:32 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 4:38 PM
Reserved: Jan 6, 2023, 10:28 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 13, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:24 AM

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