CVE-2023-47518 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Matthew Muro Restrict Categories plugin <= 2.6.4 versions.

Published: 2023-11-14

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

Matthew Muro

Restrict Categories

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.6.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vfbpro:restrict_categories:*:*:*:*:*: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-2023-51629	Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Matthew Muro Restrict Categories plugin <= 2.6.4 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 0.00412.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/restrict-categories/wordpress-restrict-categories-plugin-2-6-4-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Vfbpro Restrict Categories

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-11-14T22:11:10.527Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:49.569Z

Reserved: 2023-11-06T08:35:52.297Z

Link: CVE-2023-47518

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:09:37.351Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-14T23:15:11.923

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:32:49.190

Link: CVE-2023-47518

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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