CVE-2023-27614 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-27614: WordPress Motor Racing League Plugin <= 1.9.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Ian Haycox

Product Motor Racing League

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published April 23, 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+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ian Haycox Motor Racing League plugin <= 1.9.9 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Motor Racing League versions up to 1.9.9 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and can affect other users' sessions. Impact is limited to low-level data exposure and site functionality disruption.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators could be tricked into executing scripts that compromise user sessions or modify site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 23, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27614 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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