CVE-2023-30482 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-30482: WordPress WPBulky Plugin < 1.0.10 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Villatheme

Product WPBulky

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 VillaTheme WPBulky plugin <= 1.0.10 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WPBulky versions before 1.0.10 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, including administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect the entire site scope.

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

Site visitors and admins could be redirected, have sessions hijacked, or have their data stolen via malicious scripts injected by low-privilege users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site; victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

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-2023-30482 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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