CVE-2023-45764 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-45764: WordPress Scroll post excerpt Plugin <= 8.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Gopi Ramasamy

Product Scroll post excerpt

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 24, 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 Gopi Ramasamy Scroll post excerpt plugin <= 8.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Scroll post excerpt versions up to 8.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts into post excerpts. When other users view the affected content, the scripts execute in their browsers, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. A victim must view the affected page for the attack to succeed.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts into post excerpts that execute when other users view the content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated admins or editors can inject scripts that compromise other users' sessions or steal their data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or editor privileges and the victim must view the affected post.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 24, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45764 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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