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CVE-2023-2605: The wpbrutalai WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against a l

medium Affects wp-brutal-ai (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The wpbrutalai WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against a l

Package
wp-brutal-ai (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.0.1
Fixed in
2.0.1
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (45.6th percentile)
Published
2023-06-27
Source
nvd

References

NVD recordwp-brutal-ai (WordPress plugin) advisories

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