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Blocksy Companion CVE-2023-23898

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2023-04-06 audit@patchstack.com
XSS Blocksy Companion
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Apr 06, 2023 - 11:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CreativeThemes Blocksy Companion plugin <= 1.8.67 versions.

AnalysisAI

Auth. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CreativeThemes Blocksy Companion plugin <= 1.8.67 versions. Affected products include: Creativethemes Blocksy Companion.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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