# CVE-2023-6268: JSON Content Importer < 1.5.4 - Reflected XSS

> Reflected XSS in JSON Content Importer allows attackers to execute scripts against admin users via the tab parameter.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p367-m3vv-728q

## What is CVE-2023-6268?

CVE-2023-6268 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown JSON Content Importer, published on 26 Dec 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 JSON Content Importer WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not sanitise and escape the tab parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6268?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Json-Content-Importer Json Content Importer.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown JSON Content Importer

- [CVE-2024-38723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38723/): WordPress Get Use APIs – JSON Content Importer plugin <= 1.5.6 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-25485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25485/): WordPress JSON Content Importer Plugin <= 1.3.15 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6268 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6268 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown JSON Content Importer, published on 26 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown JSON Content Importer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6268/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6268/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6268
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6268
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6268

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6268/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.