CVE-2023-30782 HIGH

CVE-2023-30782: WordPress Church Admin Plugin <= 3.7.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Andy Moyle

Product Church Admin

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 16, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andy Moyle Church Admin plugin <= 3.7.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Church Admin through version 3.7.5 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the application. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of the site's content.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in a user's browser to steal sessions, credentials, or deface content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting crafted links may have their sessions compromised or see altered site content; admin accounts are at higher risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must trick a user into visiting a malicious link or page (no authentication required).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 16, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30782 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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