CVE-2023-46068 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46068: WordPress Maileon Plugin <= 2.16.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Xqueue Gmbh

Product Maileon for WordPress

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 XQueue GmbH Maileon for WordPress plugin <= 2.16.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Maileon for WordPress plugin through version 2.16.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users viewing affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can be tricked into running malicious code that steals data or modifies site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator-level access to WordPress and victim must view a page containing the injected script.

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-2023-46068 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-46068

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 5.9 / MEDIUM

Affected versions