CVE-2023-2813: connections reloaded vulnerability

What is known

All of the above Aapna WordPress theme through 1.3, Anand WordPress theme through 1.2, Anfaust WordPress theme through 1.1, Arendelle WordPress theme before 1.1.13, Atlast Business WordPress theme through 1.5.8.5, Bazaar Lite WordPress theme before 1.8.6, Brain Power WordPress theme through 1.2, BunnyPressLite WordPress theme before 2.1, Cafe Bistro WordPress theme before 1.1.4, College WordPress theme before 1.5.1, Connections Reloaded WordPress theme through 3.1, Counterpoint WordPress theme through 1.8.1, Digitally WordPress theme through 1.0.8, Directory WordPress theme before 3.0.2, Drop WordPress theme before 1.22, Everse WordPress theme before 1.2.4, Fashionable Store WordPress theme through 1.3.4, Fullbase WordPress theme before 1.2.1, Ilex WordPress theme before 1.4.2, Js O3 Lite WordPress theme through 1.5.8.2, Js Paper WordPress theme through 2.5.7, Kata WordPress theme before 1.2.9, Kata App WordPress theme through 1.0.5, Kata Business WordPress theme through 1.0.2, Looki Lite WordPress theme before 1.3.0, moseter WordPress theme through 1.3.1, Nokke WordPress theme before 1.2.4, Nothing Personal WordPress theme through 1.0.7, Offset Writing WordPress theme through 1.2, Opor Ayam WordPress theme through 18, Pinzolo WordPress theme before 1.2.10, Plato WordPress theme before 1.1.9, Polka Dots WordPress theme through 1.2, Purity Of Soul WordPress theme through 1.9, Restaurant PT WordPress theme before 1.1.3, Saul WordPress theme before 1.1.0, Sean Lite WordPress theme before 1.4.6, Tantyyellow WordPress theme through 1.0.0.5, TIJAJI WordPress theme through 1.43, Tiki Time WordPress theme through 1.3, Tuaug4 WordPress theme through 1.4, Tydskrif WordPress theme through 1.1.3, UltraLight WordPress theme through 1.2, Venice Lite WordPress theme before 1.5.5, Viala WordPress theme through 1.3.1, viburno WordPress theme before 1.3.2, Wedding Bride WordPress theme before 1.0.2, Wlow WordPress theme before 1.2.7 suffer from the same issue about the search box reflecting the results causing XSS which allows an unauthenticated attacker to exploit against users if they click a malicious link.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-2813, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) affecting connections reloaded, 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 connections reloaded 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.

Sources

• NVD
• Reference