CVE-2023-36689
WordPress WPFactory Helper Plugin <= 1.5.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPFactory WPFactory Helper plugin <= 1.5.2 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 WPFactory Helper Plugin <= 1.5.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPFactory WPFactory Helper plugin <= 1.5.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-36689- 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-2023-40632
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPFactory WPFactory Helper plugin <= 1.5.2 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-40632- 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-2q7g-cpcw-9mmx
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPFactory WPFactory Helper plugin <...
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WPFactory WPFactory Helper plugin <= 1.5.2 versions.
- Record
GHSA-2q7g-cpcw-9mmx- 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 WPFactory WPFactory Helper plugin <= 1.5.2 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-36689- 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-2023-36689 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Algoritmika Wpfactory Helper, published August 5, 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.