CVE-2023-23898
WordPress Blocksy Companion Plugin <= 1.8.67 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CreativeThemes Blocksy Companion plugin <= 1.8.67 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- 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 Blocksy Companion Plugin <= 1.8.67 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CreativeThemes Blocksy Companion plugin <= 1.8.67 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23898- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27981
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CreativeThemes Blocksy Companion plugin <= 1.8.67 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-27981- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6w6v-rfwc-h24p
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CreativeThemes Blocksy...
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CreativeThemes Blocksy Companion plugin <= 1.8.67 versions.
- Record
GHSA-6w6v-rfwc-h24p- 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
NVD
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CreativeThemes Blocksy Companion plugin <= 1.8.67 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23898- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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-2023-23898 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Creativethemes Blocksy Companion, published April 6, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.