CVE-2023-38517 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-38517: WordPress WRC Pricing Tables Plugin <= 2.3.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Realwebcare

Product WRC Pricing Tables

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published September 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 Realwebcare WRC Pricing Tables plugin <= 2.3.7 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WRC Pricing Tables contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 2.3.7. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of other users viewing the affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript code that runs in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can inject malicious scripts affecting other users' sessions, potentially stealing credentials or modifying site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected content.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 3, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38517 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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