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CVE-2023-1019: Help Desk WP <= 1.2.0 - Editor+ Stored XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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: 2023-05-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Help Desk WP WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Editor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected products

• Help Desk WP: through 1.2.0

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a6331ca8-9603-4134-af39-8e77ac9d511c
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a6331ca8-9603-4134-af39-8e77ac9d511c

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