CVE-2023-4270

Min Max Control < 4.6 - Reflected XSS

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Published Sep 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Min Max Control WordPress plugin before 4.6 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

Min Max Control

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codeastrology:min_max_control:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-54141	The Min Max Control WordPress plugin before 4.6 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% (0.458% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04560bf1-676b-46fb-9344-4150862f2686

History

May 2, 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

Codeastrology Min Max Control

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 2, 2025, 4:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Sep 11, 2023, 7:46 PM
Updated: May 2, 2025, 4:52 PM
Reserved: Aug 9, 2023, 10:23 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 11, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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