# CVE-2013-10028: EELV Newsletter Plugin lettreinfo.php style_newsletter cross site scripting

> A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the EELV Newsletter Plugin allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts via the email argument.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7cmx-pq9m-76p5

## What is CVE-2013-10028?

CVE-2013-10028 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in EELV Newsletter Plugin, published on 4 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in EELV Newsletter Plugin 2.x on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function style_newsletter of the file lettreinfo.php. The manipulation of the argument email leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is 3339b42316c5edf73e56eb209b6a3bb3e868d6ed. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230660.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-10028?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Eelv Newsletter Project Eelv Newsletter.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-10028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-10028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-10028 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-10028 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in EELV Newsletter Plugin

- [CVE-2017-18523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18523/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-18522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18522/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-10028 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-10028 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in EELV Newsletter Plugin, published on 4 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-10028 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: EELV Newsletter Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-10028/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-10028/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-10028
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-10028
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-10028

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-10028/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.