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CVE-2023-6987

String Locator <= 2.6.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 24, 2024 at 02:02 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorString locator

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The String locator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sql-column' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to 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. This required WP_DEBUG to be enabled in order to be exploited.

Affected

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

String locator· Instawpwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 2.6.5v < 2.6.6
Affected range stops below 2.6.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Patch
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3139143/string-locator/tags/2.6.6/includes/Extension/SQL/views/editor/sql.php
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/18e0140e-ac24-48c6-aea0-bb0da203a817?source=cve

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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