TI-2023-02436 Aliases CVE-2023-2606 GHSA-536j-pf7x-j7qh

WP Brutal AI < 2.06 - Admin+ Stored XSS

LOW 26Published 2023-08-14 · Updated 2024-10-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
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 WP Brutal AI WordPress plugin before 2.06 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.02201 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed WP Brutal AI (Unknown): 2.06

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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	WP Brutal AI	before 2.06	2.06	Patch available	CNA

WP Brutal AI VendorUnknown Affected before 2.06 Fixed in 2.06 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:brutalplugins:wp_brutal_ai::::::wordpress::*	before 2.06	Vulnerable	Brutalplugins

cpe:2.3:a:brutalplugins:wp_brutal_ai:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.06 Vulnerable ·Brutalplugins

Remediation

Fix · CNA WP Brutal AI (Unknown) Fixed in 2.06

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2606
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-536j-pf7x-j7qh

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/62deb3ed-a7e4-4cdc-a615-cad2ec2e1e8f

Sources

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