CVE-2023-1119

Multiple Plugins - Cross-Site Scripting From Third-party Library

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Published Jul 10, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP-Optimize WordPress plugin before 3.2.13, SrbTransLatin WordPress plugin before 2.4.1 use a third-party library that removes the escaping on some HTML characters, leading to a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

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

WP-Optimize

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.2.13

Unknown

SrbTransLatin

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.4.1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:srbtranslatin_project:srbtranslatin::::::wordpress::*
	cpe:2.3:a:updraftplus:wp-optimize::::::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: 1.2% (1.244% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2e78735a-a7fc-41fe-8284-45bf451eff06

History

Jan 6, 2025 5:15 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

Srbtranslatin Project Srbtranslatin

Updraftplus Wp-optimize

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 6, 2025, 5:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jul 10, 2023, 12:40 PM
Updated: Jan 6, 2025, 5:06 PM
Reserved: Mar 1, 2023, 2:02 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:32 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:32 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 10, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:27 AM

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