CVE-2023-38521 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Exifography plugin <= 1.3.1 versions.

Published: 2023-09-03

Score: 5.9 Medium

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

Exifography

Exifography

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.3.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kristarella:exifography:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-42320	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Exifography plugin <= 1.3.1 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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 0.00362.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/thesography/wordpress-exifography-plugin-1-3-1-cross-site-scripting-xss?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:30:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Kristarella Exifography

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-09-03T11:08:25.135Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:34.347Z

Reserved: 2023-07-18T17:33:34.155Z

Link: CVE-2023-38521

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:46:55.859Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-03T12:15:42.483

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:10:38.377

Link: CVE-2023-38521

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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