Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-39161
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in WP Discussion Board Discussion Board allows Content Spoofing, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Discussion Board: from n/a through 2.4.8.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2023-39161
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-39161
0.19%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 41 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-39161
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
N/A
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N/A
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Patchstack | 2024-06-04 |
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5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
2.8
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2.5
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Patchstack | 2024-06-04 |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-39161
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The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.Assigned by:
- 21595511-bba5-4825-b968-b78d1f9984a3 (Primary)
- audit@patchstack.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-39161
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https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-discussion-board/wordpress-discussion-board-plugin-2-4-8-content-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
WordPress Discussion Board plugin <= 2.4.8 - Content Injection vulnerability - Patchstack
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