CVE-2023-3169 tagDiv Composer < 4.2 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via a REST route in the tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-3169?
CVE-2023-3169 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown tagDiv Composer, published on 11 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 4.2, used as a companion by the Newspaper and Newsmag themes from tagDiv, does not have authorisation in a REST route and does not validate as well as escape some parameters when outputting them back, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3169?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tagdiv Tagdiv Composer.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3169 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-2023-3169 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3169 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown tagDiv Composer
- CVE-2024-3813 tagDiv Composer <= 4.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via Shortcode
- CVE-2023-39166 WordPress tagDiv Composer Plugin < 4.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2025-2806 tagDiv Composer <= 5.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'data'
- CVE-2024-3886 tagDiv Composer <= 5.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via envato_code[]
- CVE-2024-5212 tagDiv Composer <= 5.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via envato_code[]
Sources
Also known as GHSA-84rx-q376-r85h.