Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects the WordPress Radio Forge Muses Player with Skins plugin through version 2.5. An unauthenticated attacker could trick a user into opening a crafted request that runs script in the user’s browser. Business impact is mainly account compromise, content tampering, or session abuse if a privileged WordPress user is targeted.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for externally reachable WordPress sites using this plugin, especially where admin users manage content through the same browser. The issue is high severity but not confirmed as actively exploited in the provided evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2023-37976 is an unauthenticated reflected XSS issue in Radio Forge Muses Player with Skins <= 2.5, tracked as CWE-79. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.1 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. The provided sources do not name a fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the Radio Forge Muses Player with Skins plugin installed at version 2.5 or earlier. Internet-facing WordPress sites have higher practical exposure, especially where administrators may browse links while authenticated.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not establish active exploitation, and KEV is false. Exploitation requires user interaction, so risk is highest through phishing or malicious links targeting logged-in WordPress users. No exploit details are needed to understand the exposure.
Researcher notes
Key evidence is narrow: unauthenticated reflected XSS, affected plugin <= 2.5, CVSS 7.1, CWE-79, and no KEV listing. The source bundle does not provide a fixed version, vulnerable parameter, proof of exploitation, or vendor advisory details.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Radio Forge Muses Player with Skins plugin.
- Treat version 2.5 or earlier as vulnerable.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for an updated or remediated release.
- Disable or remove the plugin if no safe version is confirmed.
- Use available WAF or virtual patching coverage as a temporary control.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin slug or package name radio-forge is installed.
- Record the installed plugin version for each WordPress site.
- Prioritize public sites and sites used by privileged WordPress users.
- Review web logs for unusual plugin-related requests without reproducing payloads.
- Track remediation status against CVE-2023-37976.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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