CVE-2023-0420

Custom Post Type and Taxonomy GUI Manager <= 1.1 - Stored XSS via CSRF

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 24, 2023 at 06:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCustom Post Type and Taxonomy Gui Manager

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The Custom Post Type and Taxonomy GUI Manager WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not have CSRF, and is lacking sanitising as well as escaping in some parameters, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin put Stored Cross-Site Scripting payloads via CSRF

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/266e417f-ece7-4ff5-a724-4d9c8e2f3faa

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.8MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE

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