CVE-2023-28690 - CVE House

Status published Medium CVE-2023-28690

WordPress WP BrowserUpdate Plugin <= 4.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

5.9 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Marco Steinbrecher WP BrowserUpdate plugin <= 4.5 versions.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

qilin_99 (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-browser-update/wordpress-wp-browserupdate-plugin-4-4-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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WordPress WP BrowserUpdate Plugin <= 4.4.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

WP BrowserUpdate

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: August 17th, 2023

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise

Initial Access

T1059.007 JavaScript

Execution

T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie

Collection

T1213 Data from Information Repositories