CVE-2023-2170 json
TaxoPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 2023-04-19 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-33687
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Related Posts functionality in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- stevejburge Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/simple-tags/trunk/inc/related-posts-functions.php?rev=2674563#L155
patch
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2868795%40simple-tags%2Ftrunk&old=2774153%40simple-tags%2Ftrunk
patch
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e98ed932-4e4c-4127-ae72-500e2a34f371?source=cve
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-2170
- NVD CVE-2023-2170
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