VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-6165
The Restrict Usernames Emails Characters WordPress plugin before 3.1.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Restrict Usernames Emails Characters WordPress plugin before 3.1.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- benaceur-php/restrict usernames emails characters
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://github.com/youki992/youki992.github.io/blob/master/others/apply2.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aba62286-9a82-4d5b-9b47-1fddde5da487/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/youki992/youki992.github.io/blob/master/others/apply2.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aba62286-9a82-4d5b-9b47-1fddde5da487/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.