Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-3746ActivityPub for WordPress < 1.0.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in ActivityPub 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 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The ActivityPub WordPress plugin before 1.0.0 does not sanitize and escape some data from post content, which could allow contributor and above role to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | ActivityPub | 0 – before 1.0.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c15a6032-6495-47a8-828c-37e55ed9665a exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description