CVE-2023-3746 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-3746
Vulnerability Scoring

5.4
/10
Significant Risk

Security assessments indicate that CVE-2023-3746 presents a notable risk, potentially requiring prompt mitigation.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Changed
    Successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: Required
    User interaction is necessary for successful exploitation.

CVE-2023-3746 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕔 23 Apr 2025, 17:16 UTC
Originally published on: 🕗 16 Oct 2023, 20:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 554 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

nvd@nist.gov

CVSS3 Type

Primary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE-2023-3746 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-3746: The ActivityPub WordPress plugin before 1.0.0 does not sanitize and escape some data from post content, which could allow contributor and above role to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-3746

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-3746 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2023-3746

CVE-2023-3746 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2023-3746, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2023-3746, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2023-3746 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: Low
    Exploiting CVE-2023-3746 may cause minor changes to data without severely impacting its accuracy.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2023-3746 does not impact system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.052% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 23.69% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 76.31% of others.

CVE-2023-3746 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

Unknown

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.13.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.13.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.13.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.13.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.16.5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.17.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:automattic:activitypub:0.17.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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