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TI-2023-01298 Aliases CVE-2023-1373GHSA-hgqw-hh57-7q9g

W4 Post List < 2.4.6 - Reflected XSS

Priority MEDIUM 60Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The W4 Post List WordPress plugin before 2.4.6 does not escape some URLs before outputting them in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00458 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed W4 Post List (Unknown): 2.4.6

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownW4 Post Listbefore 2.4.62.4.6Patch availableCNA
  • W4 Post List VendorUnknown Affected before 2.4.6 Fixed in 2.4.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:w4_post_list_project:w4_post_list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.4.6VulnerableW4 Post List Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:w4_post_list_project:w4_post_list:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.4.6 Vulnerable ·W4 Post List Project

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA W4 Post List (Unknown) Fixed in 2.4.6

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    W4 Post List 2.4.6

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-01296 W4 Post List < 2.4.6 - Subscriber+ Password Protected Post Content DisclosurePriority MEDIUM 62
    • TI-2023-00358 W4 Post List < 2.4.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSSPriority MEDIUM 58
    Show all 3 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1373
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hgqw-hh57-7q9g

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-01296 W4 Post List < 2.4.6 - Subscriber+ Password Protected Post Content Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-00358 W4 Post List < 2.4.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2023-12145 WordPress W4 Post List Plugin <= 2.4.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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