CVE-2023-23686
WordPress Simple Staff List Plugin <= 2.2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Brett Shumaker Simple Staff List plugin <= 2.2.2 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Simple Staff List Plugin <= 2.2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Brett Shumaker Simple Staff List plugin <= 2.2.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23686- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27772
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Brett Shumaker Simple Staff List plugin <= 2.2.2 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27772- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7j95-2pqf-4px5
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Brett Shumaker Simple...
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Brett Shumaker Simple Staff List plugin <= 2.2.2 versions.
- Record
GHSA-7j95-2pqf-4px5- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Brett Shumaker Simple Staff List plugin <= 2.2.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23686- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-23686 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Brett Shumaker Simple Staff List, published April 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.