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CVE-2023-0422: Article Directory <= 1.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 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: 2023-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Article Directory WordPress plugin through 1.3 does not properly sanitize the `publish_terms_text` setting before displaying it in the administration panel, which may enable administrators to conduct Stored XSS attacks in multisite contexts.

Affected products

• Article Directory: through 1.3

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d57f2fb2-5251-4069-8c9a-a4af269c5e62
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d57f2fb2-5251-4069-8c9a-a4af269c5e62

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