CVE-2023-6164

Description

The MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSS Injection via the ‘newColor’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary CSS values into the site tags.

Category

2.2
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.18%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: mainwp MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/73980a90-bb17-46e4-a0ea-691f80500fe3?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/mainwp/tags/4.5.1.2&old=2996628&new_path=/mainwp/tags/4.5.1.3&new=2996628&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-6164?
CVE-2023-6164 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-6164?
To fix CVE-2023-6164, 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-2023-6164 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-6164 is being actively exploited. 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-2023-6164?
CVE-2023-6164 affects mainwp MainWP Dashboard – WordPress Manager for Multiple Websites Maintenance.
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