CVE-2023-30868 | WordPress CMS Tree Page View Plugin <= 1.6.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Exp

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jon Christopher CMS Tree Page View plugin <= 1.6.7 versions.

Published: 2023-05-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-30868 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 54.05%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +10.44% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-30868

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
51507 exploit_db edb 2023-06-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-30868

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-29 43.61% 54.05% +10.44%
2 2026-04-28 41.04% 43.61% +2.57%
3 2026-03-04 41.04%

Full EPSS history (55 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-30868

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.8 3.7 [email protected]
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-30868

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-30868

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cms_tree_page_view_project cms_tree_page_view <= 1.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:cms_tree_page_view_project:cms_tree_page_view:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-30868

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