Custom Post Type and Taxonomy GUI Manager <= 1.1 - Stored XSS via CSRF
Priority MEDIUM 55Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Custom Post Type and Taxonomy GUI Manager WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not have CSRF, and is lacking sanitising as well as escaping in some parameters, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin put Stored Cross-Site Scripting payloads via CSRF
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00229 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Custom Post Type and Taxonomy GUI Manager | up to 1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Custom Post Type and Taxonomy GUI Manager VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:custom_post_type_and_taxonomy_gui_manager_project:custom_post_type_and_taxonomy_gui_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.1 | Vulnerable | Custom Post Type And Taxonomy Gui Manager Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:custom_post_type_and_taxonomy_gui_manager_project:custom_post_type_and_taxonomy_gui_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.1 Vulnerable ·Custom Post Type And Taxonomy Gui Manager Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0420
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qrm5-6xmw-6xcq
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-0420 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0420 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qrm5-6xmw-6xcq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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