WP Meta and Date Remover < 2.2.0 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 WP Meta and Date Remover WordPress plugin before 2.2.0 provides an AJAX endpoint for configuring the plugin settings. This endpoint has no capability checks and does not sanitize the user input, which is then later output unescaped. Allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber change them and perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00446 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed WP Meta and Date Remover (Unknown): 2.2.0
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 | WP Meta and Date Remover | before 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Meta and Date Remover VendorUnknown Affected before 2.2.0 Fixed in 2.2.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:prasadkirpekar:wp_meta_and_date_remover:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.2.0 | Vulnerable | prasadkirpekar |
- cpe:2.3:a:prasadkirpekar:wp_meta_and_date_remover:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·prasadkirpekar
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Meta and Date Remover (Unknown) Fixed in 2.2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4823
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-279q-vh9q-c9w4
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-4823 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4823 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-279q-vh9q-c9w4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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