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CVE-2023-27619: WordPress Regina Lite Theme <= 2.0.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Auth (subscriber+) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Macho Themes Regina Lite theme <= 2.0.7 versions.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2023-27619 affects the WordPress Regina Lite theme up to version 2.0.7. A logged-in subscriber could trigger reflected cross-site scripting if a victim interacts with a crafted request. Business impact is mainly account/session misuse or content manipulation risk, not server takeover.

Executive priority

Treat as a routine but real WordPress web risk. Prioritize affected public sites with open registration, customer portals, or administrative users likely to browse while authenticated.

Technical view

The issue is an authenticated subscriber-or-higher reflected XSS vulnerability in Macho Themes Regina Lite for WordPress, reported as CWE-79. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4 with low attack complexity, required privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using Regina Lite version 2.0.7 or earlier, especially sites allowing subscriber accounts or broad user registration. Sites not using this theme are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation requires an authenticated subscriber-level user and victim interaction, which lowers urgency but still matters for public WordPress sites with many low-trust users.

Researcher notes

Available details identify the product, privilege requirement, XSS class, and CVSS vector, but not the affected parameter, fixed version, or proof-of-concept. Avoid assuming patch status beyond vendor or Patchstack guidance.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory WordPress sites for the Regina Lite theme and confirm installed versions.
  • If version is 2.0.7 or earlier, review vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
  • Temporarily disable or replace the theme where a supported fixed version is unavailable.
  • Limit untrusted subscriber registration until affected sites are remediated.

Validation and detection

  • Check WordPress admin or filesystem metadata for the Regina Lite theme version.
  • Confirm whether public registration or low-trust subscriber accounts are enabled.
  • Review the CVE and Patchstack entries for updated fixed-version guidance.
  • Use authorized non-invasive scanning to confirm reflected XSS exposure without weaponized payloads.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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cwe · medium confidence lookup

CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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CVE-2023-27619 mapping review

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.4Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2023-27619Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Macho ThemesRegina Literegina-lite, n/aunaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

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CWE-79 · source CWE mapping

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.

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