CVE-2023-26539
WordPress Advanced Text Widget Plugin <= 2.1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Chirkov Advanced Text Widget plugin <= 2.1.2 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 Advanced Text Widget Plugin <= 2.1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Chirkov Advanced Text Widget plugin <= 2.1.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-26539- 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-2023-30336
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Chirkov Advanced Text Widget plugin <= 2.1.2 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-30336- 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-fwxc-mq93-vj3w
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Chirkov Advanced Text...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Max Chirkov Advanced Text Widget plugin <= 2.1.2 versions.
- Record
GHSA-fwxc-mq93-vj3w- 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 Max Chirkov Advanced Text Widget plugin <= 2.1.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-26539- 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-2023-26539 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Advanced Text Widget Project Text Widget, published June 22, 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.