CVE-2023-2082

Public Exploit

Description

The "Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin" plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.6 due to insufficient sanitization and escaping on the 'text value set via the bmc_post_reception action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions, and above to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that execute whenever a victim accesses a page with the injected scripts.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.09%

Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com

Affected: buymeacoffee Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin

References

Link	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed9f8948-085b-4ac5-befd-c70085aa23cd?source=cve	third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/includes/class-buy-me-a-coffee.php?rev=2319979#L162	exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/buymeacoffee/trunk/admin/class-buy-me-a-coffee-admin.php?rev=2816542	exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fbuymeacoffee%2Ftags%2F3.6&old=2922493&new_path=%2Fbuymeacoffee%2Ftags%2F3.7&new=2922493&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-2082?: CVE-2023-2082 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-2082?: To fix CVE-2023-2082, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-2082 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2023-2082 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-2082?: CVE-2023-2082 affects buymeacoffee Buy Me a Coffee – Button and Widget Plugin.

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