CVE-2023-6161

WP Crowdfunding < 2.1.9 - Reflected XSS

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Published Jan 8, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP Crowdfunding WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 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

WP Crowdfunding

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.1.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:themeum:wp_crowdfunding:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-58411	The WP Crowdfunding WordPress plugin before 2.1.9 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% (0.420% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ca7b6a39-a910-4b4f-b9cc-be444ec44942

History

Jun 17, 2025 3:15 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

Themeum Wp Crowdfunding

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 17, 2025, 2:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 8, 2024, 7:00 PM
Updated: Jun 17, 2025, 2:52 PM
Reserved: Nov 15, 2023, 6:08 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:21 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:21 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 8, 2024, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:50 AM

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