CVE-2023-27455 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Maui Marketing Update Image Tag Alt Attribute plugin <= 2.4.5 versions.

Published: 2023-05-10

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Maui Marketing

Update Image Tag Alt Attribute

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.4.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mauimarketing:update_image_tag_alt_attribute:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31231	Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Maui Marketing Update Image Tag Alt Attribute plugin <= 2.4.5 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00382.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/update-alt-attribute/wordpress-update-image-tag-alt-attribute-plugin-2-4-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Mauimarketing Update Image Tag Alt Attribute

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-05-10T08:43:16.536Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:14.131Z

Reserved: 2023-03-01T14:31:56.748Z

Link: CVE-2023-27455

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.486Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-10T09:15:13.923

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:45:15.057

Link: CVE-2023-27455

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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