CVE-2023-23828
WordPress WP Category Post List Widget Plugin <= 2.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Swashata WP Category Post List Widget plugin <= 2.0.3 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 WP Category Post List Widget Plugin <= 2.0.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Swashata WP Category Post List Widget plugin <= 2.0.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23828- 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-2023-27914
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Swashata WP Category Post List Widget plugin <= 2.0.3 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27914- 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-q6v4-v85x-hgmc
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Swashata WP Category Post...
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Swashata WP Category Post List Widget plugin <= 2.0.3 versions.
- Record
GHSA-q6v4-v85x-hgmc- 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 Swashata WP Category Post List Widget plugin <= 2.0.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23828- 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-2023-23828 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Swas Wp Category Post List, published August 10, 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.