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CVE-2023-0043: Custom Add User <= 2.0.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Custom Add User WordPress plugin through 2.0.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

Affected products

• Custom Add User: through 2.0.2

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e012f23a-7daf-4ef3-b116-d0e2ed5bd0a3
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e012f23a-7daf-4ef3-b116-d0e2ed5bd0a3

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