CVE-2023-45054 HIGH

CVE-2023-45054: WordPress Product Category Tree Plugin <= 2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Awesome Togi

Product Product Category Tree

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 18, 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 AWESOME TOGI Product Category Tree plugin <= 2.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Product Category Tree versions 2.5 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers when they visit affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other users or site functionality. Update to a version newer than 2.5 to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors can be redirected, have sessions hijacked, or see defaced content without your knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must visit a page containing the attacker's malicious input.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 18, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45054 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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