CVE-2023-23817
WordPress Simple PDF Viewer Plugin <= 1.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contrinbutor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebArea | Vera Nedvyzhenko Simple PDF Viewer plugin <= 1.9 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 PDF Viewer Plugin <= 1.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contrinbutor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebArea | Vera Nedvyzhenko Simple PDF Viewer plugin <= 1.9 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23817- 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-2023-27903
Auth. (contrinbutor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebArea | Vera Nedvyzhenko Simple PDF Viewer plugin <= 1.9 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27903- 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-35v3-mvqh-7ffm
Auth. (contrinbutor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebArea | Vera Nedvyzhenko...
Auth. (contrinbutor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebArea | Vera Nedvyzhenko Simple PDF Viewer plugin <= 1.9 versions.
- Record
GHSA-35v3-mvqh-7ffm- 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. (contrinbutor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebArea | Vera Nedvyzhenko Simple PDF Viewer plugin <= 1.9 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23817- 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-2023-23817 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Simple Pdf Viewer Project Pdf Viewer, published April 23, 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.