CVE-2023-23987
WordPress User Registration Plugin <= 2.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration plugin <= 2.3.0 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 User Registration Plugin <= 2.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration plugin <= 2.3.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23987- 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-2023-28051
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration plugin <= 2.3.0 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-28051- 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-h5jr-44j8-rx8f
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration plugin <= 2.3.0 versions.
- Record
GHSA-h5jr-44j8-rx8f- 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
NVD
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPEverest User Registration plugin <= 2.3.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-23987- 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-2023-23987 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Wpeverest User Registration, published April 6, 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.
References
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/user-registration/wordpress-user-registration-custom-registration-form-login-form-and-user-profile-for-wordpress-plugin-2-3-0-cross-site-scripting-xss?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23987
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h5jr-44j8-rx8f