CVE-2023-4970Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unsanitized plugin settings

Published Nov 20, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Stored XSS in PubyDoc – Data Tables and Charts 2.0.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through plugin settings. The settings handler stores administrator-supplied values without sufficient sanitization and renders them without output escaping; public records do not name the individual fields. Administrator privileges are required, and the flaw is reachable only on multisite installations or sites where unfiltered_html is disabled; the script runs when a user opens an injected page.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in PubyDoc – Data Tables and Charts 2.0.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through plugin settings. The settings handler stores administrator-supplied values without sufficient sanitization and renders them without output escaping; public records do not name the individual fields. Administrator privileges are required, and the flaw is reachable only on multisite installations or sites where unfiltered_html is disabled; the script runs when a user opens an injected page.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-4970
Published
Nov 20, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
PubyDoc
Product
PubyDoc – Data Tables and Charts
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 20, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.0.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

PubyDoc · PubyDoc – Data Tables and Chartsversion=0 <=2.0.6

Published CVSS scores

4.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/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 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

Public exploit references

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