CVE-2023-1373

W4 Post List < 2.4.6 - Reflected XSS

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Published Apr 17, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The W4 Post List WordPress plugin before 2.4.6 does not escape some URLs before outputting them in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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

W4 Post List

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.4.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:w4_post_list_project:w4_post_list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-23629	The W4 Post List WordPress plugin before 2.4.6 does not escape some URLs before outputting them in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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% (0.458% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fa38f3e6-e04c-467c-969b-0f6736087589

History

Feb 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

W4 Post List Project W4 Post List

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 6, 2025, 4:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Apr 17, 2023, 12:17 PM
Updated: Feb 6, 2025, 4:18 PM
Reserved: Mar 13, 2023, 12:20 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:49 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:49 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 17, 2023, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:27 AM

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