CVE-2023-2009

MEDIUM NUCLEI

pretty_url < 1.5.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting in URL Field

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2023-2009 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

Plugin does not sanitize and escape the URL field in the Pretty Url WordPress plugin through 1.5.4 settings, which could allow high-privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Nuclei Templates (1)

Pretty Url <= 1.5.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUMVERIFIEDby r3Y3r53

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Exploit exploit vdb-entry technical-description

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f7988a18-ba9d-4ead-82c8-30ea8223846f

Scores

CVSS v3 4.8

EPSS 0.0082

EPSS Percentile 52.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Products (1)

pretty_url_project/pretty_url < 1.5.4

Published May 15, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026