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CVE-2023-2605: WP Brutal AI < 2.0.1 - Admin+ Reflected XSS

• 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: 2023-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The wpbrutalai WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 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 a logged in high privilege users such as admin.

Affected products

• wpbrutalai: before 2.0.1 — fixed in 2.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: wpbrutalai 2.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173734/WordPress-WP-Brutal-AI-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/372cb940-71ba-4d19-b35a-ab15f8c2fdeb
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173734/WordPress-WP-Brutal-AI-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/372cb940-71ba-4d19-b35a-ab15f8c2fdeb

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