CVE-2023-27443
WordPress Simple Vimeo Shortcode Plugin <= 2.9.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Grant Kimball Simple Vimeo Shortcode plugin <= 2.9.1 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- 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 Simple Vimeo Shortcode Plugin <= 2.9.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Grant Kimball Simple Vimeo Shortcode plugin <= 2.9.1 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-27443- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31219
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Grant Kimball Simple Vimeo Shortcode plugin <= 2.9.1 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31219- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jrgm-f66r-crh4
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Grant Kimball Simple...
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Grant Kimball Simple Vimeo Shortcode plugin <= 2.9.1 versions.
- Record
GHSA-jrgm-f66r-crh4- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Grant Kimball Simple Vimeo Shortcode plugin <= 2.9.1 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-27443- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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-2023-27443 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Grant Kimball Simple Vimeo Shortcode, published June 21, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.