CVE-2023-28773 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-28773: WordPress Secondary Title Plugin <= 2.0.9.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Kolja Nolte

Product Secondary Title

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 8, 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 Kolja Nolte Secondary Title plugin <= 2.0.9.1 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Secondary Title versions up to 2.0.9.1 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.0.9.1 to remediate this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated attackers can steal session tokens, deface content, or redirect users to phishing sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have low-level authentication and trick a user into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 8, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28773 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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