CVE-2023-1780

Companion Sitemap Generator < 4.5.3 - Reflected XSS

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Published Jul 10, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Companion Sitemap Generator WordPress plugin before 4.5.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in 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

Companion Sitemap Generator

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.5.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codeermeneer:companion_sitemap_generator:*:*:*:*:*: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% (0.998% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8176308f-f210-4109-9c88-9372415dbed3

History

Nov 8, 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

Codeermeneer Companion Sitemap Generator

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 8, 2024, 6:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jul 10, 2023, 12:40 PM
Updated: Nov 8, 2024, 6:23 PM
Reserved: Mar 31, 2023, 1:13 PM

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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: Jul 10, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:28 AM

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