CVE-2023-4823

WP Meta and Date Remover < 2.2.0 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: October 31, 2023 at 01:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWP Meta and Date Remover

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The WP Meta and Date Remover WordPress plugin before 2.2.0 provides an AJAX endpoint for configuring the plugin settings. This endpoint has no capability checks and does not sanitize the user input, which is then later output unescaped. Allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber change them and perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting.

Affected

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

v < 2.2.0
Affected range stops below 2.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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/84f53e27-d8d2-4fa3-91f9-447037508d30

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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