6.4

CVE-2023-1069: really-simple-plugins complianz Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 27-03-2023Last modified 18-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-1069 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in really-simple-plugins complianz. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 6.4.2.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 27-03-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Complianz WordPress plugin before 6.4.2, Complianz Premium WordPress plugin before 6.4.2 do not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.56% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown2 products
Wordpress2 products
  • complianz-gdpr≤ 6.4.1 (fixed in 6.4.2)
  • complianz-gdpr-premium≤ 6.4.1 (fixed in 6.4.2)
Really-simple-plugins1 product

3 vendors · 5 products

References

2 links