CVE-2023-34377 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-34377: WordPress My Content Management Plugin <= 1.7.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Joseph C Dolson

Product My Content Management

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 5, 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 Joseph C Dolson My Content Management plugin <= 1.7.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

My Content Management versions up to 1.7.6 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and affects the site's integrity and confidentiality. Site owners should update to a version newer than 1.7.6.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to inject scripts affecting site visitors and data integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 5, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34377 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-34377

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.9 / MEDIUM

Affected versions