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TI-2023-02970 Aliases CVE-2023-3170GHSA-7578-qrmf-q6j6

tagDiv Composer < 4.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 4.2, used as a companion by the Newspaper and Newsmag themes from tagDiv, does not validate and escape some settings, which could allow users with Admin privileges 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 Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0044 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed tagDiv Composer (Unknown): 4.2

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
UnknowntagDiv Composerbefore 4.24.2Patch availableCNA
  • tagDiv Composer VendorUnknown Affected before 4.2 Fixed in 4.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tagdiv:tagdiv_composer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 4.2VulnerabletagDiv
  • cpe:2.3:a:tagdiv:tagdiv_composer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.2 Vulnerable ·tagDiv

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA tagDiv Composer (Unknown) Fixed in 4.2

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    tagDiv Composer 4.2

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-02969 tagDiv Composer < 4.2 - Unauthenticated Stored XSSPriority MEDIUM 60

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3170
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7578-qrmf-q6j6

References

  • TI-2023-02969 tagDiv Composer < 4.2 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-03557 tagDiv Composer <= 4.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion via Shortcode CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-20332 WordPress tagDiv Composer Plugin < 4.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2024-04837 tagDiv Composer <= 5.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via envato_code[] CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-03626 tagDiv Composer <= 5.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via envato_code[] CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2025-02450 tagDiv Composer <= 5.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'data' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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