CVE-2023-32497 - CVE House

Status published Medium CVE-2023-32497

WordPress Block Referer Spam Plugin <= 1.1.9.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

5.1 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Supersoju Block Referer Spam plugin <= 1.1.9.4 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:

Taihei Shimamine (Patchstack Alliance)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/block-referer-spam/wordpress-block-referer-spam-plugin-1-1-9-4-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected Vendor

Supersoju

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Affected Software

Block Referer Spam

Vulnerable Versions:

Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: August 23rd, 2023

Last Modified: April 28th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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