CVE-2023-30868
Published: 18 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-30868 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Cms Tree Page View Project Cms Tree Page View. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-30868 is an unauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting the CMS Tree Page View plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 1.6.7. The flaw is tracked under CWE-79 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction with changed scope.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply a crafted request that is reflected back to a victim, enabling execution of arbitrary script in the context of the affected site. Successful exploitation can result in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The listed references point to public advisories on Patchstack and Packet Storm that document the issue but supply no further mitigation details in the provided data. The EPSS score reached a peak of 0.6041 with a current value of 0.5393; no timeline or exploitation events are reported.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-35208
Vulnerability details
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jon Christopher CMS Tree Page View plugin <= 1.6.7 versions.
- CWE(s)
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.