CVE-2023-0423Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator-session script execution via unescaped msg

Published Apr 10, 2023 · Updated Feb 11, 2025

Reflected XSS in Imthiaz Rafiq WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin before 1.6 allows remote attackers to run script in an administrator's browser. The options page writes the msg query parameter into its response without sanitization or output escaping. Exploitation requires an administrator to open a crafted plugins.php URL, after which attacker-controlled script runs with that user's WordPress session privileges.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Imthiaz Rafiq WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin before 1.6 allows remote attackers to run script in an administrator's browser. The options page writes the msg query parameter into its response without sanitization or output escaping. Exploitation requires an administrator to open a crafted plugins.php URL, after which attacker-controlled script runs with that user's WordPress session privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0423
Published
Apr 10, 2023
Updated
Feb 11, 2025
Vendor
Imthiaz Rafiq
Product
WordPress Amazon S3 Plugin
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Imthiaz Rafiq · WordPress Amazon S3 Pluginversion=0 <1.6

Published CVSS scores

4.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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