Is CVE-2023-1861 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-1861 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-1861?

CVE-2023-1861 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-1861?

CVE-2023-1861 has an EPSS score of 28.80% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-1861

MEDIUMEPSS 98th pctl

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Limit Login Attempts WordPress plugin through 1.7.2 does not sanitize and escape usernames when outputting them back in the logs dashboard, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

28.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/461cbcca-aed7-4c92-ba35-ebabf4fcd810

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-30.