CVE-2023-40330
WordPress GD Security Headers Plugin <= 1.6.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Milan Petrovic GD Security Headers plugin <= 1.6.1 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 GD Security Headers Plugin <= 1.6.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Milan Petrovic GD Security Headers plugin <= 1.6.1 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-40330- 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-2023-44917
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Milan Petrovic GD Security Headers plugin <= 1.6.1 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-44917- 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-5mx8-3m53-qgv6
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Milan Petrovic GD Security Headers...
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Milan Petrovic GD Security Headers plugin <= 1.6.1 versions.
- Record
GHSA-5mx8-3m53-qgv6- 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 Milan Petrovic GD Security Headers plugin <= 1.6.1 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-40330- 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-2023-40330 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Dev4press Gd Security Headers, published September 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.