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CVE-2023-45756 (GCVE-0-2023-45756)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-24 11:40 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08
VLAI
Title
WordPress ApplyOnline – Application Form Builder and Manager Plugin <= 2.5.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Spider Teams ApplyOnline – Application Form Builder and Manager plugin <= 2.5.2 versions.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-10 16:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Spider Teams ApplyOnline – Application Form Builder and Manager Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.5.2 (custom)
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Credits
Le Ngoc Anh (Patchstack Alliance)
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