CVE-2023-34032 HIGH

CVE-2023-34032: WordPress bbPress Toolkit Plugin <= 1.0.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Pascal Casier

Product bbPress Toolkit

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 30, 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 Pascal Casier bbPress Toolkit plugin <= 1.0.12 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

bbPress Toolkit versions up to 1.0.12 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected content. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers and steal data or modify page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' sessions can be hijacked, data stolen, or site content modified without their knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 30, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34032 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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