CVE-2023-45057 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hitsteps Web Analytics plugin <= 5.86 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00063.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Hitsteps	Web Analytics

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hitsteps:web_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/hitsteps-visitor-manager/wordpress-hitsteps-web-analytics-plugin-5-85-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-10-18T08:18:39.406Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:42.324Z

Reserved: 2023-10-03T13:31:00.205Z

Link: CVE-2023-45057

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:14:19.290Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-18T09:15:09.247

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:26:18.197

Link: CVE-2023-45057

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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