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CVE-2023-45050: WordPress Jetpack Plugin <= 12.8-a.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-11-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth: from n/a through 12.8-a.1.

Affected products

• Jetpack: through 12.8-a.1

References

• https://patchstack.com/articles/authenticated-stored-xss-in-woocommerce-and-jetpack-plugin?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/jetpack/wordpress-jetpack-plugin-12-8-a-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/articles/authenticated-stored-xss-in-woocommerce-and-jetpack-plugin?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/jetpack/wordpress-jetpack-plugin-12-8-a-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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