CVE-2023-1172

The Bookly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the full name...

7.2 High

The Bookly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the full name value in versions up to, and including, 21.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Up 0.4 points since Mar 18, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2023-1172
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-23454 7.2

Record: EUVD-2023-23454
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pr3h-6qhj-vf3x 6.1

The Bookly plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the full name...

Record: GHSA-pr3h-6qhj-vf3x
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.2

Record: CVE-2023-1172
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-1172 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Booking-wp-plugin Bookly, published March 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.