CVE-2023-1596

tagDiv Composer < 4.0 - Reflected Cross-site Scripting

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Published May 15, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 4.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a 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

tagDiv Composer

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tagdiv:composer:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-23828	The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 4.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

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% (0.506% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cada9be9-522a-4ce8-847d-c8fff2ddcc07

History

Jan 24, 2025 9:15 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

Tagdiv Composer

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 24, 2025, 8:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: May 15, 2023, 12:15 PM
Updated: Jan 24, 2025, 8:50 PM
Reserved: Mar 23, 2023, 9:58 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:57 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:57 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 15, 2023, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:28 AM

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