{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-23491 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23491 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2023-23491 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin, published on 20 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23491 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-23491 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin, published on 20 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-23491 exists.\n\nAffected product: Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23491/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23491/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-23491","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23491/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-23491","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-8vf4-cp85-x9v7"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Reflected XSS in Quick Event Manager allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via the category parameter.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"tenable","cpe":[{"product":"quick_event_manager","vendor":"fullworksplugins"}],"cvss":{"score":6.1,"severity":"medium","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-79","name":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation"}],"description":"The Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin, version \u003c 9.7.5, is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 'category' parameter of its 'qem_ajax_calendar' action.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":1,"refs":[{"date":null,"kind":"nuclei","ref":"http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-23491.yaml","stars":null,"title":"Quick Event Manager \u003c 9.7.5 - Cross-Site Scripting"}],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Cross-site scripting in Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin","id":"CVE-2023-23491","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"xss","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"SQL injection in Login with Phone Number WordPress Plugin","id":"CVE-2023-23492"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"SQL injection in Survey Maker WordPress Plugin","id":"CVE-2023-23490"},"products":["Quick Event Manager WordPress Plugin"],"published":"2023-01-20","related":[{"cvss_score":7.1,"headline":"WordPress Quick Event Manager Plugin \u003c= 9.7.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)","id":"CVE-2023-23979","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-04-06"},{"cvss_score":5.9,"headline":"WordPress Quick Event Manager Plugin \u003c= 9.6.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)","id":"CVE-2022-46863","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-03-28"},{"cvss_score":5.4,"headline":"WordPress Quick Event Manager Plugin \u003c= 9.7.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)","id":"CVE-2023-23974","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-03-01"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"MIT","name":"Nuclei templates"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-04-03","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Reflected XSS in Quick Event Manager allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via the category parameter.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23491/"}