Smarty
CVE-2023-41661
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PressPage Entertainment Inc. Smarty for WordPress plugin <= 3.1.35 versions.
AnalysisAI
Auth. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), 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. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PressPage Entertainment Inc. Smarty for WordPress plugin <= 3.1.35 versions. Affected products include: Smarty.
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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