CVE-2023-47665

WordPress Plainview Protect Passwords Plugin <= 1.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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Published Nov 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in edward_plainview Plainview Protect Passwords plugin <= 1.4 versions.

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

edward_plainview

Plainview Protect Passwords

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:plainviewplugins:plainview_protect_passwords:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-51764	Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in edward_plainview Plainview Protect Passwords plugin <= 1.4 versions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.404% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/plainview-protect-passwords/wordpress-plainview-protect-passwords-plugin-1-4-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Jan 8, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Plainviewplugins Plainview Protect Passwords

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Nov 13, 2023, 11:32 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:08 PM
Reserved: Nov 7, 2023, 5:36 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:16 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:16 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:33 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 14, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:33 AM

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