Vulnerability · Published Nov 30, 2023 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2023-40674WordPress Simple URLs Plugin <= 118 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management from Lasso. 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 39% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 60.7% 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 Lasso Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management: from n/a through 118.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Lasso	Simple URLs – Link Cloaking, Product Displays, and Affiliate Link Management	n/a – through 118

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

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-urls/wordpress-simple-urls-plugin-117-shortcode-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry