CVE-2023-28493
WordPress Newsmag Theme <= 2.4.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth (subscriber+) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Macho Themes NewsMag theme <= 2.4.4 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 Newsmag Theme <= 2.4.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth (subscriber+) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Macho Themes NewsMag theme <= 2.4.4 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-28493- 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-2023-32163
Auth (subscriber+) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Macho Themes NewsMag theme <= 2.4.4 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32163- 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-x477-fx3j-mgrj
Auth (subscriber+) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Macho Themes NewsMag...
Auth (subscriber+) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Macho Themes NewsMag theme <= 2.4.4 versions.
- Record
GHSA-x477-fx3j-mgrj- 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 (subscriber+) Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Macho Themes NewsMag theme <= 2.4.4 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-28493- 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-2023-28493 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Macho Themes Newsmag, published May 8, 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.