CVE-2023-1982

low-risk
Published 2023-08-30

The Front Editor WordPress plugin through 4.0.4 does not sanitize and escape some of its form settings, which could allow high-privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Do I need to act?

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0.09% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.8/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Front Editor

Affected Vendors

24
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 19/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal