Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2023-3169 — Cross-site Scripting in Composer
Severity
6.1MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
32.9%
top 3.10%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedSep 11
Latest updateJan 30
Description
The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 4.2, used as a companion by the Newspaper and Newsmag themes from tagDiv, does not have authorisation in a REST route and does not validate as well as escape some parameters when outputting them back, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.7
Affected Packages1 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
9💥Exploits & PoCs
1Nuclei▶
tagDiv Composer < 4.2 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
📋Vendor Advisories
1🕵️Threat Intelligence
1Unit42▶
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