CVE-2023-23733
WordPress Lazy Social Comments Plugin <= 2.0.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joel James Lazy Social Comments plugin <= 2.0.4 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 Lazy Social Comments Plugin <= 2.0.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joel James Lazy Social Comments plugin <= 2.0.4 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23733- 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-2023-27819
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joel James Lazy Social Comments plugin <= 2.0.4 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27819- 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-28mf-xh5q-4rgc
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joel James Lazy Social Comments...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joel James Lazy Social Comments plugin <= 2.0.4 versions.
- Record
GHSA-28mf-xh5q-4rgc- 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
NVD
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Joel James Lazy Social Comments plugin <= 2.0.4 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23733- 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-2023-23733 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Joel James Lazy Social Comments, published May 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.