CVE-2023-23718
WordPress Page Loading Effects Plugin <= 2.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Esstat17 Page Loading Effects plugin <= 2.0.0 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- 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 Page Loading Effects Plugin <= 2.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Esstat17 Page Loading Effects plugin <= 2.0.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23718- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27804
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Esstat17 Page Loading Effects plugin <= 2.0.0 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27804- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w242-9c5f-p4r9
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Esstat17 Page Loading Effects plugin <...
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Esstat17 Page Loading Effects plugin <= 2.0.0 versions.
- Record
GHSA-w242-9c5f-p4r9- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Esstat17 Page Loading Effects plugin <= 2.0.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23718- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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-2023-23718 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Esstat17 Page Loading Effects, published March 20, 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.