CVE-2023-45073
WordPress Mendeley Plugin <= 1.3.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Michael Koch Mendeley Plugin plugin <= 1.3.2 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Mendeley Plugin <= 1.3.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Michael Koch Mendeley Plugin plugin <= 1.3.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-45073- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-49394
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Michael Koch Mendeley Plugin plugin <= 1.3.2 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-49394- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vhm-j5mp-9wcg
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Michael Koch Mendeley Plugin...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Michael Koch Mendeley Plugin plugin <= 1.3.2 versions.
- Record
GHSA-4vhm-j5mp-9wcg- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Michael Koch Mendeley Plugin plugin <= 1.3.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-45073- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-45073 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Kochm Mendeley Plugin, published October 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.