CVE-2023-23816
WordPress Sitemap Index Plugin <= 1.2.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Twardes Sitemap Index plugin <= 1.2.3 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 Sitemap Index Plugin <= 1.2.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Twardes Sitemap Index plugin <= 1.2.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23816- 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-2023-27902
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Twardes Sitemap Index plugin <= 1.2.3 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27902- 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-r5fc-xr2g-f58g
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Twardes Sitemap Index plugin <= 1.2.3...
Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Twardes Sitemap Index plugin <= 1.2.3 versions.
- Record
GHSA-r5fc-xr2g-f58g- 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+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Twardes Sitemap Index plugin <= 1.2.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23816- 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-2023-23816 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Sitemap Index Project Index, published April 23, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.