CVE-2023-48749 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-48749: WordPress Salient Core Plugin <= 2.0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Theme Nectar

Product Salient Core

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published November 30, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Theme nectar Salient Core allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Salient Core: from n/a through 2.0.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Salient Core through version 2.0.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected content. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can compromise other users' accounts or sessions; stored nature means the attack persists until cleaned up.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site; victim must view the page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 30, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48749 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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