CVE-2023-41653 HIGH

CVE-2023-41653: WordPress Sermon'e – Sermons Online Plugin <= 1.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Beplus

Product Sermon'e – Sermons Online

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published September 27, 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 Beplus Sermon'e – Sermons Online plugin <= 1.0.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Sermon'e – Sermons Online version 1.0.0 and earlier contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the application. An attacker can craft a malicious link that, when visited by a site user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of site content.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting malicious links could have their sessions compromised or personal data stolen; site reputation and user trust at risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must trick a site user into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page (user interaction required).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 27, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41653 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html

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