CVE-2023-25442 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25442: WordPress Zeno Font Resizer Plugin <= 1.7.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Marcel Pol

Product Zeno Font Resizer

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published April 7, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Marcel Pol Zeno Font Resizer plugin <= 1.7.9 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Zeno Font Resizer versions up to 1.7.9 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of the site. An administrator must visit a specially crafted page or link for the attack to succeed.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in the browser of users who visit the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to inject scripts affecting site visitors' data or sessions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a malicious link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 7, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25442 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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