CVE-2023-45755 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

ReportizFlow

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BuddyBoss BuddyPress Global Search plugin <= 1.2.1 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.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Buddyboss	Buddypress Global Search

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:buddyboss:buddypress_global_search:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/buddypress-global-search/wordpress-buddypress-global-search-plugin-1-2-1-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: 2023-10-24T11:34:08.866Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:08:43.934Z

Reserved: 2023-10-12T08:27:55.558Z

Link: CVE-2023-45755

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T20:29:32.346Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T18:17:34.047

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:27:18.927

Link: CVE-2023-45755

Redhat

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