CVE-2023-25978 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25978: WordPress Protected Posts Logout Button Plugin <= 1.4.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Nate Reist

Product Protected Posts Logout Button

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 13, 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 Nate Reist Protected Posts Logout Button plugin <= 1.4.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Protected Posts Logout Button versions up to 1.4.5 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users who visit affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Admins with high privileges could inject scripts affecting other users' sessions, data, or site functionality.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 13, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25978 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-25978

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.9 / MEDIUM

Affected versions