CVE-2023-38000
Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress core and Gutenberg plugin via Navigation Links Block
5.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.35%
Description
Auth. Stored (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress core 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.1.3, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7 and Gutenberg plugin <= 16.8.0 versions.
How to fix CVE-2023-38000
To remediate CVE-2023-38000, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 5.9.8 or later
- —upgrade to 5.9.8 or later
- —upgrade to 6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 or later
Is CVE-2023-38000 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- >= 5.9.0, < 5.9.8, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.6, >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.4, >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.3, >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.2
- >= 5.9.0, < 5.9.8, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.6, >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.4, >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.3, >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.2
- from 0, < 6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |