CVE-2023-45050 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripti

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth: from n/a through

01What is this vulnerability?

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Automattic Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth: from n/a through 12.8-a.1.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Automattic	Jetpack	WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth — n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-11-30T12:07:42.417Z
• Last modified: 2025-06-05T13:22:45.944Z

09References

• patchstack.com — https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/jetpack/wordpress-jetpack-plugin-1…
• patchstack.com — https://patchstack.com/articles/authenticated-stored-xss-in-woocommerce-and-jetp…