CVE-2023-28778 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-28778: WordPress Pagination by BestWebSoft Plugin <= 1.2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Bestwebsoft

Product Pagination

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 22, 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 BestWebSoft Pagination plugin <= 1.2.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

BestWebSoft Pagination versions up to 1.2.2 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger. Update to version 1.2.3 or later to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Compromised admin accounts could inject malware or steal visitor data; site reputation and visitor trust at risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or editor privileges and trick a user into visiting a crafted page.

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-2023-28778 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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