CVE-2023-38000

2023-10-1300:00:00

ubuntu.com

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cross-site scripting

wordpress core

cve-2023-38000

gutenberg plugin

unix

CVSS3

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

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

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

45.0%

JSON

Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in
WordPress core 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through
6.1.3, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7 and Gutenberg plugin
<= 16.8.0 versions.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchwordpress< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchwordpress< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchwordpress< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu24.04noarchwordpress< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchwordpress< anyUNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	wordpress	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	wordpress	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	wordpress	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	24.04	noarch	wordpress	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	wordpress	< any	UNKNOWN

References

launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-38000

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38000

patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-core-6-3-2-security-update-technical-advisory?_s_id=cve

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/gutenberg/wordpress-gutenberg-plugin-16-8-0-contributor-stored-xss-in-navigation-links-block-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress/wordpress-core-6-3-2-contributor-stored-xss-in-navigation-links-block-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38000

wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-3-2/

www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38000