CVE-2023-0602: twittee text tweet vulnerability

CVE-2023-0602: medium vulnerability affecting twittee text tweet. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
CVE-2023-0602CVSS 6.1CMS

CVE-2023-0602: twittee text tweet vulnerability

CVE-2023-0602: medium vulnerability affecting twittee text tweet. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.

CVSS
6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS
55.52%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
twittee text tweet

What is known

The Twittee Text Tweet WordPress plugin through 1.0.8 does not properly escape POST values which are printed back to the user inside one of the plugin's administrative page, which allows reflected XSS attacks targeting administrators to happen.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-0602, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) affecting twittee text tweet, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether twittee text tweet is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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