Vulnerability · Published Nov 6, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-4858WP Simple Table Manager Plugin <= 1.5.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Simple Table Manager from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Simple Table Manager WordPress plugin through 1.5.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Simple Table Manager | 0 – through 1.5.6 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ef8029e0-9282-401a-a77d-10b6656adaa6 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://github.com/nightcloudos/bug_report/blob/main/vendors/poc2.md