CVE-2023-6811

The Language Translate Widget for WordPress – ConveyThis plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'api_key’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 223 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3067865%40conveythis-translate%2Ftrunk&old=3062168%40conveythis-translate%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file5
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/093af92e-bbc2-463a-8547-0e48fb356655?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3067865%40conveythis-translate%2Ftrunk&old=3062168%40conveythis-translate%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file5
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/093af92e-bbc2-463a-8547-0e48fb356655?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-04-11 02:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 06:51

NVD link : CVE-2023-6811

Mitre link : CVE-2023-6811

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-6811

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

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

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