CVE-2023-1525 Site Reviews < 6.7.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Site Reviews plugin, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions in multisite setups.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1525?
CVE-2023-1525 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Site Reviews, published on 2 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Site Reviews WordPress plugin before 6.7.1 does not sanitise 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).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1525?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Geminilabs Site Reviews.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-1525 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1525 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Site Reviews
- CVE-2024-3050 Site Reviews < 7.0.0 - IP Spoofing
- CVE-2025-1232 Site Reviews < 7.2.5 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
- CVE-2023-27612 WordPress Site Reviews Plugin <= 6.5.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-27629 WordPress Site Reviews Plugin <= 6.5.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2022-46801 WordPress Site Reviews Plugin <= 6.2.0 is vulnerable to CSV Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c62j-xm9j-qw97.