CVE-2023-37997 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dharmesh Patel Post List With Featured Image plugin <= 1.2 versions.

Published: 2023-09-01

Score: 7.1 High

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

Dharmesh Patel

Post List With Featured Image

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dharmeshpatel:post_list_with_featured_image:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-41824	Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dharmesh Patel Post List With Featured Image plugin <= 1.2 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

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 0.00371.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/post-list-with-featured-image/wordpress-post-list-with-featured-image-plugin-1-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

Dharmeshpatel Post List With Featured Image

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-09-01T11:47:09.090Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:33.519Z

Reserved: 2023-07-11T12:50:13.630Z

Link: CVE-2023-37997

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-01T12:15:09.480

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:09:05.630

Link: CVE-2023-37997

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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