VDB-247048 · CVE-2023-49740 · GCVE-0-2023-49740

Seraphinite Accelerator Plugin up to 2.20.28 on WordPress rt cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Seraphinite Accelerator Plugin up to 2.20.28 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument rt can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-49740. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Seraphinite Accelerator Plugin up to 2.20.28 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument rt with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was presented 12/06/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-49740 since 11/30/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Seraphinite Accelerator Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/30/2023 🔍
12/06/2023 +6 days 🔍
12/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/21/2025 +502 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-49740 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-49740
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247048

Entryinfo

Created: 12/06/2023 08:12
Updated: 04/21/2025 02:25
Changes: 12/06/2023 08:12 (38), 12/30/2023 06:27 (1), 12/30/2023 06:38 (21), 01/17/2025 03:44 (16), 04/21/2025 02:25 (3)
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