CVE-2023-2119
Published: 18 April 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-2119 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in I13Websolution Responsive Filterable Portfolio. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The Responsive Filterable Portfolio plugin for WordPress is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in versions up to and including 1.0.19. The flaw exists in the search_term parameter and results from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, as classified under CWE-79 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue by supplying a crafted search_term value in a URL. If a victim is tricked into clicking the link, arbitrary scripts execute in the browser under the site's origin, enabling limited impacts to confidentiality and integrity without requiring authentication.
Advisories and plugin references point to a fix released in version 1.0.20, with changeset records showing updates to the affected code paths in the responsive-filterable-portfolio repository.
The associated EPSS score reached a peak of 0.0633 but has since receded to 0.0368 with no sustained elevation after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-33640
Vulnerability details
The Responsive Filterable Portfolio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the search_term parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.0.19 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to…
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inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.