CVE-2023-27631 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-27631: WordPress Daily Prayer Time Plugin <= 2023.05.04 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Mmrs151

Product Daily Prayer Time

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 22, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mmrs151 Daily Prayer Time plugin <= 2023.05.04 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Daily Prayer Time contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. When another user views the affected content, the script executes in their browser, potentially compromising their session or stealing sensitive data. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and affects versions up to 2023.05.04.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected content, potentially stealing their session data or credentials.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can inject scripts affecting other users' sessions and data; site reputation and user trust at risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account and the victim must view the page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 22, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27631 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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