CVE-2023-23833
WordPress Drop Shadow Boxes Plugin <= 1.7.10 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Steven Henty Drop Shadow Boxes plugin <= 1.7.10 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 Drop Shadow Boxes Plugin <= 1.7.10 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Steven Henty Drop Shadow Boxes plugin <= 1.7.10 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23833- 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-2023-27919
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Steven Henty Drop Shadow Boxes plugin <= 1.7.10 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27919- 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-xhvp-6rv7-fw9x
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Steven Henty Drop Shadow Boxes...
Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Steven Henty Drop Shadow Boxes plugin <= 1.7.10 versions.
- Record
GHSA-xhvp-6rv7-fw9x- 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+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Steven Henty Drop Shadow Boxes plugin <= 1.7.10 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23833- 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-2023-23833 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Drop Shadow Boxes Project Shadow Boxes, published July 25, 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.