Vulnerability · Published Nov 30, 2023 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2023-39921WordPress Molongui Plugin <= 4.6.19 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Medium 5.9

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui from Molongui. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Molongui Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui: from n/a through 4.6.19.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Molongui	Author Box, Guest Author and Co-Authors for Your Posts – Molongui	n/a – through 4.6.19

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/molongui-authorship/wordpress-author-box-for-authors-co-authors-multiple-authors-and-guest-authors-molongui-plugin-4-6-19-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry