id: CVE-2023-1119
info:
name: WP-Optimize WordPress plugin < 3.2.13 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: ritikchaddha
severity: medium
description: |
The WP-Optimize WordPress plugin before 3.2.13 and SrbTransLatin WordPress plugin before 2.4.1 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting due to a third-party library that improperly handles HTML character escaping.
impact: |
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious JavaScript through search parameters due to improper HTML character escaping in a third-party library, enabling theft of WordPress user session cookies.
remediation: Users are recommended to upgrade WP-Optimize to version 3.2.13 and SrbTransLatin to version 2.4.1 to mitigate the vulnerability.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1119
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1119
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2023-1119
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.24225
epss-percentile: 0.96189
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wp-optimize:wp-optimize:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
vendor: wordpress
product: wp-optimize,srbtranslatin
fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/wp-optimize"
tags: cve,cve2023,wp,wp-plugin,wordpress,wp-optimize,xss,vkev,vuln
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/"
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "/wp-content/plugins/wp-optimize"
internal: true
- raw:
- |
GET /?s=<%2Fscript>"
- "Search"
condition: and
- type: word
part: body
words:
- text/html
- type: status
status:
- 200
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