CVE-2023-2168 TaxoPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated editors can inject arbitrary scripts via the Suggest Terms Title field, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2168?
CVE-2023-2168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in stevejburge Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI, published on 19 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Suggest Terms Title field in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2168?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Taxopress Taxopress.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2168?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2168 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-2023-2168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in stevejburge Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI
- CVE-2025-13359 Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI <= 3.40.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
- CVE-2023-2169 TaxoPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2023-2170 TaxoPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24444 TaxoPress < 3.0.7.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2025-13354 Missing authorization in Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7774-p5v6-hf2q.