CVE-2023-41655
WordPress authLdap Plugin <= 2.5.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andreas Heigl authLdap plugin <= 2.5.9 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- 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 authLdap Plugin <= 2.5.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andreas Heigl authLdap plugin <= 2.5.9 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-41655- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46147
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andreas Heigl authLdap plugin <= 2.5.9 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46147- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwxf-r2gx-rf4m
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andreas Heigl authLdap plugin <...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andreas Heigl authLdap plugin <= 2.5.9 versions.
- Record
GHSA-mwxf-r2gx-rf4m- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andreas Heigl authLdap plugin <= 2.5.9 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-41655- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
WordPress authLdap Plugin <= 2.5.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Andreas Heigl authLdap plugin <= 2.5.9 versions.
- Record
CVE-2023-41655- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-41655 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Andreas Heigl Authldap, published September 29, 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.
References
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/authldap/wordpress-authldap-plugin-2-5-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41655
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwxf-r2gx-rf4m
wordpress.org/plugins