CVE-2023-5354 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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
Getawesomesupport	Awesome Support

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:getawesomesupport:awesome_support:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa380524-031d-4e49-9d0b-96e62d54557f

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +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: 2023-11-06T20:40:28.644Z

Updated: 2025-02-26T21:18:23.274Z

Reserved: 2023-10-03T12:15:35.168Z

Link: CVE-2023-5354

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:59:44.367Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-06T21:15:09.790

Modified: 2025-02-26T22:15:13.653

Link: CVE-2023-5354

Redhat

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-5354", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "WPScan", "dateReserved": "2023-10-03T12:15:35.168Z", "datePublished": "2023-11-06T20:40:28.644Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-26T21:18:23.274Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2023-11-06T20:40:28.644Z"}, "title": "Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-284 Improper Access Control", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "Awesome Support", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "versionType": "custom", "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.1.5"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 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."}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa380524-031d-4e49-9d0b-96e62d54557f", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Alex Sanford", "type": "finder"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "WPScan", "type": "coordinator"}], "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T07:59:44.367Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa380524-031d-4e49-9d0b-96e62d54557f", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description", "x_transferred"]}]}, {"metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 6.1, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-02-26T21:18:04.990945Z", "id": "CVE-2023-5354", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-26T21:18:23.274Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-5354", "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "WPScan", "dateReserved": "2023-10-03T12:15:35.168Z", "datePublished": "2023-11-06T20:40:28.644Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-26T21:18:23.274Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81", "shortName": "WPScan", "dateUpdated": "2023-11-06T20:40:28.644Z"}, "title": "Awesome Support < 6.1.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-284 Improper Access Control", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}, {"descriptions": [{"description": "CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Unknown", "product": "Awesome Support", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "versionType": "custom", "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.1.5"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "collectionURL": "https://wordpress.org/plugins"}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 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."}], "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa380524-031d-4e49-9d0b-96e62d54557f", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description"]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Alex Sanford", "type": "finder"}, {"lang": "en", "value": "WPScan", "type": "coordinator"}], "source": {"discovery": "EXTERNAL"}, "x_generator": {"engine": "WPScan CVE Generator"}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T07:59:44.367Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa380524-031d-4e49-9d0b-96e62d54557f", "tags": ["exploit", "vdb-entry", "technical-description", "x_transferred"]}]}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 6.1, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-5354", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "poc"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-02-26T21:18:04.990945Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-02-24T15:27:05.292Z"}}]}}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:getawesomesupport:awesome_support:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F8F880F9-BBFE-4602-8E50-AC0EF7CAEF05", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.5", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Awesome Support WordPress plugin before 6.1.5 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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El complemento Awesome Support de WordPress anterior a 6.1.5 no sanitiza ni escapa un par\u00e1metro antes de devolverlo a la p\u00e1gina, lo que genera un Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Reflejado que podr\u00eda usarse contra usuarios con privilegios elevados, como el administrador."}], "id": "CVE-2023-5354", "lastModified": "2025-02-26T22:15:13.653", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 6.1, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 6.1, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW", "integrityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 2.7, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2023-11-06T21:15:09.790", "references": [{"source": "contact@wpscan.com", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa380524-031d-4e49-9d0b-96e62d54557f"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa380524-031d-4e49-9d0b-96e62d54557f"}], "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}