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CVE-2023-38000 — Gutenberg [gutenberg] < 16.8.1

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2023-38000 Gutenberg [gutenberg] < 16.8.1 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.5 < 16.8.1 16.8.1 2023-10-13

CVE-2023-38000

The Gutenberg plugin for WordPress contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting versions prior to 16.8.1 that was discovered by Rafie Muhammad. An attacker could exploit this flaw to inject malicious scripts into a website, enabling them to execute redirects, display advertisements, or inject arbitrary HTML content that runs when visitors access the site. The vulnerability has been resolved in version 16.8.1 and later.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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