CVE-2023-41661 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PressPage Entertainment Inc. Smarty for WordPress plugin <= 3.1.35 versions.

Published: 2023-09-29

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

PressPage Entertainment Inc.

Smarty for WordPress

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 3.1.35

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-46153	Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PressPage Entertainment Inc. Smarty for WordPress plugin <= 3.1.35 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00358.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/smarty-for-wordpress/wordpress-smarty-for-wordpress-plugin-3-1-35-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Smarty Smarty

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-09-29T13:36:29.118Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:37.988Z

Reserved: 2023-08-30T13:02:41.615Z

Link: CVE-2023-41661

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-29T14:15:10.500

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:22:34.107

Link: CVE-2023-41661

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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