CVE-2023-0252 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Contextual Related Posts WordPress plugin before 3.3.1 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Webberzone	Contextual Related Posts

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webberzone:contextual_related_posts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5754a4fd-1adf-47aa-976f-3b28750058c2

History

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-06T19:59:49.263Z

Updated: 2025-03-25T17:38:13.714Z

Reserved: 2023-01-12T17:17:33.196Z

Link: CVE-2023-0252

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:02:44.083Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-06T20:15:14.180

Modified: 2025-03-25T18:15:31.240

Link: CVE-2023-0252

Redhat

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