CVE-2023-23703
WordPress Arconix Shortcodes Plugin <= 2.1.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Arconix Shortcodes plugin <= 2.1.7 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 Arconix Shortcodes Plugin <= 2.1.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Arconix Shortcodes plugin <= 2.1.7 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23703- 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-2023-27789
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Arconix Shortcodes plugin <= 2.1.7 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27789- 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-cfp6-q2jf-9vcj
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Arconix...
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Arconix Shortcodes plugin <= 2.1.7 versions.
- Record
GHSA-cfp6-q2jf-9vcj- 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
NVD
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Arconix Shortcodes plugin <= 2.1.7 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23703- 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-2023-23703 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Tyche Softwares Arconix Shortcodes, published May 16, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.