CVE-2023-2579

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 66.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-07-17 13:29Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-10-30 15:05Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-05-08

Assigning CNA

WPScan

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7539770b064b69b993c04b8d5300d54bb1b9f2a28ce332e698d641a9dda92e34

• wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3cfcb8cc-9c4f-409c-934f-9f3f043de6feexploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
• github.comhttps://github.com/daniloalbuqrque/poc-cve-xss-inventory-press-plugin