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CVE-2023-2123: WP Inventory Manager < 2.1.0.13 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The WP Inventory Manager WordPress plugin before 2.1.0.13 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

Affected products

• WP Inventory Manager: before 2.1.0.13 — fixed in 2.1.0.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Inventory Manager 2.1.0.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/daniloalbuqrque/poc-cve-xss-encoded-wp-inventory-manager-plugin
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/44448888-cd5d-482e-859e-123e442ce5c1
• https://github.com/daniloalbuqrque/poc-cve-xss-encoded-wp-inventory-manager-plugin
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/44448888-cd5d-482e-859e-123e442ce5c1

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