CVE-2023-2178 json
Aajoda Testimonials < 2.2.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
published 2023-06-27 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-33695
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The Aajoda Testimonials WordPress plugin before 2.2.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Patch / fix
- Unknown Aajoda Testimonials 2.2.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Aajoda Testimonials < 2.2.2 - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e84b71f9-4208-4efb-90e8-1c778e7d2ebb referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Unknown Aajoda Testimonials
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/e84b71f9-4208-4efb-90e8-1c778e7d2ebb
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-2178
- NVD CVE-2023-2178
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