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CVE-2023-2168 — Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms [simple-tags] < 3.6.5

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2023-2168, CVE-2023-2169, CVE-2023-2170 Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms [simple-tags] < 3.6.5 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 3.6.5 3.6.5 2023-04-18 —

CVE-2023-2168, CVE-2023-2169, CVE-2023-2170

The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress versions prior to 3.6.5 contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw that was discovered by Ivan Kuzymchak. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject harmful scripts into the website, enabling execution of malicious code such as redirects, ads, or arbitrary HTML when visitors access the site. The issue has been addressed in version 3.6.5 and later.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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