CVE-2023-25459
WordPress Post Snippets Plugin <= 4.0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Postsnippets Post Snippets plugin <= 4.0.2 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 Post Snippets Plugin <= 4.0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Postsnippets Post Snippets plugin <= 4.0.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-25459- 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-2023-29414
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Postsnippets Post Snippets plugin <= 4.0.2 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-29414- 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-8273-prm8-j68p
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Postsnippets Post Snippets...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Postsnippets Post Snippets plugin <= 4.0.2 versions.
- Record
GHSA-8273-prm8-j68p- 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
NVD
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Postsnippets Post Snippets plugin <= 4.0.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-25459- 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-2023-25459 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Postsnippets Post Snippets, published August 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.