What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-49841?

CVE-2023-49841 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Optin Forms CVE-2023-49841

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2023-12-14 audit@patchstack.com

XSS WordPress Optin Forms

5.9

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.9 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 14, 2023 - 16:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in FancyThemes Optin Forms - Simple List Building Plugin for WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Optin Forms - Simple List Building Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through 1.3.3.

AnalysisAI

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in FancyThemes Optin Forms - Simple List Building Plugin for WordPress allows Stored XSS.3.3. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), 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. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in FancyThemes Optin Forms - Simple List Building Plugin for WordPress allows Stored XSS.3.3. Affected products include: Fancythemes Optin Forms. Version information: through 1.3.3..

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.