CVE-2023-27421
WordPress Everest News Theme <= 1.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Everest themes Everest News theme <= 1.1.0 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 Everest News Theme <= 1.1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Everest themes Everest News theme <= 1.1.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-27421- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31197
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Everest themes Everest News theme <= 1.1.0 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31197- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6cg-4c58-27qf
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Everest themes Everest News theme <...
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Everest themes Everest News theme <= 1.1.0 versions.
- Record
GHSA-q6cg-4c58-27qf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Everest themes Everest News theme <= 1.1.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-27421- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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-2023-27421 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Everest Themes News, published August 8, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.