Vulnerability · Published Nov 20, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-5609Seraphinite Accelerator < 2.20.29 - Reflected XSS
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Seraphinite Accelerator from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Seraphinite Accelerator WordPress plugin before 2.2.29 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Seraphinite Accelerator | 0 – before 2.2.29 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aac4bcc8-b826-4165-aed3-f422dd178692 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description