7.2
HIGH
CVE-2023-2298
"vcita Online Booking & Scheduling Stored Cross-Site Scripting"
Description

The Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar for WordPress by vcita plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'business_id' parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.2.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

INFO

Published Date :

June 3, 2023, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:12 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-2298 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vcita online_booking_\&_scheduling_calendar_for_wordpress_by_vcita
2 Vcita online_booking_\&_scheduling_calendar_for_wordpress
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-2298.

URL Resource
https://blog.jonh.eu/blog/security-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins-by-vcita Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meeting-scheduler-by-vcita/trunk/vcita-api-functions.php Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e6a0bf9-4767-4d4c-9a1e-adcb3c7719d9?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-2298 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Wordfence CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.jonh.eu/blog/security-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins-by-vcita No Types Assigned https://blog.jonh.eu/blog/security-vulnerabilities-in-wordpress-plugins-by-vcita Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meeting-scheduler-by-vcita/trunk/vcita-api-functions.php No Types Assigned https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/meeting-scheduler-by-vcita/trunk/vcita-api-functions.php Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e6a0bf9-4767-4d4c-9a1e-adcb3c7719d9?source=cve No Types Assigned https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e6a0bf9-4767-4d4c-9a1e-adcb3c7719d9?source=cve Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vcita:online_booking_\&_scheduling_calendar_for_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 4.2.10
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} 0.01%

score

0.45071

percentile

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