CVE-2023-1596: tagDiv Composer < 4.0 - 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: 2023-05-15 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 4.0 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

tagDiv Composer: before 4.0 — fixed in 4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: tagDiv Composer 4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cada9be9-522a-4ce8-847d-c8fff2ddcc07
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cada9be9-522a-4ce8-847d-c8fff2ddcc07

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