Is CVE-2023-5228 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-5228 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-02-26.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-5228?

CVE-2023-5228 has a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2023-5228?

Patch guidance is available from wpeverest security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-5228.

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-5228?

1 product: wpeverest user registration.

CVE-2023-5228 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

The User Registration WordPress plugin before 3.0.4.2 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: WPEVEREST
Published: 11/6/2023
Last Modified: 2/26/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-5228

Description

CVSS Metrics

Metadata

Affected Products

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary