CVE-2023-45073 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-45073: WordPress Mendeley Plugin <= 1.3.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Michael Koch

Product Mendeley Plugin

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 18, 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 Michael Koch Mendeley Plugin plugin <= 1.3.2 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Mendeley Plugin through version 1.3.2 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with high-level privileges can craft a request that, when a user visits a page, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. The vulnerability affects the plugin's scope beyond its immediate component.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in users' browsers when they visit affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could allow script injection affecting other users' sessions and data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator-level access and the victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

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-2023-45073 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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