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CVE-2023-6165

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
January 29, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Restrict Usernames Emails Characters WordPress plugin before 3.1.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Affected WordPress components

  • Restrict Usernames Emails Characters Plugin · restrict-usernames-emails-characters
    Possible match Active
    Before 3.1.4
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Restrict Usernames Emails Characters — Before 3.1.4
  • benaceur-php restrict_usernames_emails_characters — Before 3.1.4

References

  • github.com https://github.com/youki992/youki992.github.io/blob/master/others/apply2.md Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aba62286-9a82-4d5b-9b47-1fddde5da487/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record