CVE-2023-23863 Cross-site scripting in TreePress – Easy Family Trees & Ancestor Profiles

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

An authenticated admin can inject malicious scripts into the TreePress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

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-2023-23863?

CVE-2023-23863 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Black and White Digital Ltd TreePress – Easy Family Trees & Ancestor Profiles, published on 9 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Black and White Digital Ltd TreePress – Easy Family Trees & Ancestor Profiles plugin <= 2.0.22 versions.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23863?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Blackandwhitedigital Treepress.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23863?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23863 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-2023-23863 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-84g6-cx5r-f6pq.

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