CVE-2023-6990 — The Weaver Xtreme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripti
The Weaver Xtreme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via custom post meta in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied meta (page-head-code). This makes it possible for authen
Published
2024-01-11T09:15:54.173
Last modified
2026-04-08T19:19:04.287
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
The Weaver Xtreme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via custom post meta in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied meta (page-head-code). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will…
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
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: 2024-01-11T09:15:54.173
- Last modified: 2026-04-08T19:19:04.287
09References
- themes.trac.wordpress.org — https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=…
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc7384d7-c2fd-4d63-9b8…
- themes.trac.wordpress.org — https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=…
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc7384d7-c2fd-4d63-9b8…
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