CVE-2023-31217 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyTechTalky User Location and IP plugin <= 1.6 versions.

Published: 2023-10-18

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

MyTechTalky

User Location and IP

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:user_location_and_ip_project:user_location_and_ip:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-35532	Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MyTechTalky User Location and IP plugin <= 1.6 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0031.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/user-location-and-ip/wordpress-user-location-and-ip-plugin-1-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

User Location And Ip Project User Location And Ip

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-10-18T12:47:54.712Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:20.948Z

Reserved: 2023-04-25T12:01:56.446Z

Link: CVE-2023-31217

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T14:53:30.795Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-18T13:15:08.880

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:56:34.850

Link: CVE-2023-31217

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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