CVE-2023-5496 (GCVE-0-2023-5496)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-10 17:00 – Updated: 2025-06-16 17:02
VLAI
Title
Translator PoqDev Add-On Select Text cross site scripting
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Translator PoqDev Add-On 1.0.11 on Firefox. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Select Text Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-241649 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.241649 | vdb-entry |
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| https://fastupload.io/en/G5tO8X1vM8ge4qJ/file | exploit |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Translator | PoqDev Add-On |
Affected:
1.0.11
|
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Nomenclature
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