WP Brutal AI < 2.0.1 - Admin+ 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The wpbrutalai WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against a logged in high privilege users such as admin.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00544 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed wpbrutalai (Unknown): 2.0.1
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 | wpbrutalai | before 2.0.1 | 2.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- wpbrutalai VendorUnknown Affected before 2.0.1 Fixed in 2.0.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp_brutal_ai_project:wp_brutal_ai:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Wp Brutal Ai Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp_brutal_ai_project:wp_brutal_ai:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Wp Brutal Ai Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA wpbrutalai (Unknown) Fixed in 2.0.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2605
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpmh-7vpm-353g
References
More Wp Brutal Ai Project Wp Brutal Ai vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02431 WP Brutal AI < 2.0.0 - SQL Injection via CSRF CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-2605 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2605 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpmh-7vpm-353g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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