VDB-242105 · CVE-2023-38000 · Nessus 253236

Gutenberg Plugin on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gutenberg Plugin on WordPress and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-38000. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gutenberg Plugin on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress core 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.1.3, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7 and Gutenberg plugin <= 16.8.0 versions.

The weakness was published 10/13/2023. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38000 since 07/11/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 253236 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-38000), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (253236). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Gutenberg Plugin

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 253236
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-38000

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/11/2023 🔍
10/13/2023 +94 days 🔍
10/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/24/2025 +681 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-38000 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38000
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-242105

Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2023 13:48
Updated: 08/24/2025 09:34
Changes: 10/13/2023 13:48 (47), 11/02/2023 08:08 (11), 08/24/2025 09:34 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.