Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2023-49740

Seraphinite Accelerator <= 2.20.28 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via rt

The Seraphinite Accelerator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘rt’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.20.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2023-49740 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Seraphinite Accelerator. It affects Versions up to 2.20.28 and is fixed in 2.20.29.

Published
Dec 01, 2023
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
seraphinite-accelerator
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 2.20.29, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2023-49740 is tracked for the Plugin Seraphinite Accelerator as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions up to 2.20.28. Update Seraphinite Accelerator to 2.20.29 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
2.20.29
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 2.20.28
Tracking ID
CVE-2023-49740
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
seraphinite-accelerator View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2023-49740
Patched Versions
2.20.29
Affected Versions
Versions up to 2.20.28
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