CVE-2023-52125 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-52125: WordPress iFrame Plugin <= 4.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Webvitaly

Product iframe

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published January 5, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

View on NVD All CVEs

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 webvitaly iframe allows Stored XSS.This issue affects iframe: from n/a through 4.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The iframe component in webvitaly versions up to 4.8 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker with low-level user access can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data, modify page content, or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users with low privileges can compromise other users' sessions and data; site integrity and user trust are at risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs low-level user account access and victim must view a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 5, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52125 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities