CVE-2023-32582 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-32582: WordPress Don8 Plugin <= 0.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Kyle Maurer

Product Don8

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 3, 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 Kyle Maurer Don8 plugin <= 0.4 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Don8 versions up to 0.4 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim visiting a crafted page—and can affect other users' sessions and data. The scope is changed, meaning the impact extends beyond the vulnerable component itself.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers and steal session data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could allow script injection affecting other users' accounts and data integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32582 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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